Afghanistan vs Iran: Free and fair elections
Afghanistan
0
in 2021
Iran
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
112th
Iran rank
112th
Free and fair elections over time
- Afghanistan
- Iran
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in Iran, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Iran ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 112th and Iran ranks 112th of 172 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.8333 | 0 | 0.8333 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Afghanistan or Iran?
- Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in Iran as of 2021.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Afghanistan and Iran?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Afghanistan ranks 112th and Iran ranks 112th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.