Iran vs Pakistan: Multi-party elections for legislature
Iran
1
in 2025
Pakistan
1
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
Pakistan rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Iran
- Pakistan
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Iran or Pakistan?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Iran and Pakistan?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Pakistan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Pakistan rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Iran ranks 1st and Pakistan 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.