Afghanistan vs Iran: Multi-party elections for legislature
Afghanistan
1
in 2021
Iran
1
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Iran rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Afghanistan
- Iran
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1 against 1 in Iran, a difference of 0.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Iran ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7143 | 1 | 0.2857 | Iran |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 multi-party elections for legislature, Afghanistan or Iran?
- Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in Iran as of 2021.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Afghanistan and Iran?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Iran ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. 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 multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.