Congo vs Iran: Justified Political Positions Score
Congo
0.01
in 2025
Iran
0.038
in 2025
Congo rank
120th
Iran rank
118th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Congo
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.038 against 0.01 in Congo, a difference of 0.028.
That makes Iran's figure about 3.8 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Iran ahead.
Congo ranks 120th and Iran ranks 118th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.02 | -0.9584 | 1.06 | Iran |
| 1910s | -2.02 | -0.374 | 1.64 | Iran |
| 1920s | -2.02 | -1.35 | 0.6647 | Iran |
| 1930s | -2.02 | -1.83 | 0.185 | Iran |
| 1940s | -1.91 | -0.5277 | 1.38 | Iran |
| 1950s | -1.33 | -0.4599 | 0.8711 | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.2295 | -1.33 | 1.56 | Congo |
| 1970s | -0.7951 | -1.33 | 0.5349 | Congo |
| 1980s | -0.996 | 0.7959 | 1.79 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.3956 | 1.97 | 1.57 | Iran |
| 2000s | -0.294 | 2.26 | 2.55 | Iran |
| 2010s | -0.2941 | 1.11 | 1.4 | Iran |
| 2020s | -0.115 | -0.237 | 0.122 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Congo or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.038 against 0.01 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Congo and Iran?
- 0.028, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Iran?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Iran rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Congo ranks 120th and Iran ranks 118th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. 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 political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.