Iran vs North Korea: Multi-party elections
Iran
0
in 2025
North Korea
0
in 2025
Iran rank
151st
North Korea rank
151st
Multi-party elections over time
- Iran
- North Korea
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0 against 0 in North Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was North Korea ahead.
Iran ranks 151st and North Korea ranks 151st of 172 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Iran |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Iran or North Korea?
- Iran, at 0 against 0 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Iran and North Korea?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and North Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Iran and North Korea rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Iran ranks 151st and North Korea ranks 151st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.