Ethiopia vs Iran: Multi-party elections for legislature
Ethiopia
1
in 2025
Iran
1
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
1st
Iran rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Ethiopia
- Iran
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1 against 1 in Iran, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Iran ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 1st and Iran ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1429 | 1 | 0.8571 | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Iran |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Iran |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Ethiopia or Iran?
- Ethiopia, at 1 against 1 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Ethiopia and Iran?
- 0, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iran?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Iran rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Ethiopia 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.