Bangladesh vs Iran: Multi-party elections for legislature

Bangladesh
1
in 2024
Iran
1
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
1st
Iran rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Iran
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1 against 1 in Iran, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 1st and Iran ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 1 0.8 0.2 Bangladesh
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 0.6 0.4 Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Bangladesh or Iran?
Bangladesh, at 1 against 1 in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Bangladesh and Iran?
0, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Iran rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Bangladesh 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

Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.