Iran vs Serbia: Free and Fair Elections Index
Iran
0.235
in 2025
Serbia
0.212
in 2025
Iran rank
127th
Serbia rank
130th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Iran
- Serbia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.235 against 0.212 in Serbia, a difference of 0.023.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Serbia ahead.
Iran ranks 127th and Serbia ranks 130th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Serbia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Serbia | 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 | 0.0602 | 0.0602 | Serbia |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.2986 | 0.2986 | Serbia |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.2954 | 0.2954 | Serbia |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.2898 | 0.2898 | Serbia |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.2966 | 0.2966 | Serbia |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.2895 | 0.2895 | Serbia |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2493 | 0.2493 | Serbia |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2777 | 0.2777 | Serbia |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.1563 | 0.1563 | Serbia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.0801 | 0.0801 | Serbia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.1132 | 0.1132 | Serbia |
| 1960s | 0.128 | 0.1115 | 0.0165 | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.2055 | 0.1008 | 0.1047 | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.257 | 0.112 | 0.145 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.3287 | 0.2228 | 0.1059 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.3046 | 0.6043 | 0.2997 | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.3073 | 0.5097 | 0.2024 | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.2385 | 0.2953 | 0.0568 | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Iran or Serbia?
- Iran, at 0.235 against 0.212 in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Iran and Serbia?
- 0.023, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Serbia?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Serbia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Iran ranks 127th and Serbia ranks 130th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.