Iran vs Russia: Elected parliament
Iran
1
in 2025
Russia
1
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
Russia rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Iran
- Russia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Russia |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Russia |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Russia |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Iran or Russia?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Iran and Russia?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Russia rank globally for elected parliament?
- Iran ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.