Iran vs Jordan: Democracy
Iran
2
in 2025
Jordan
0
in 2025
Iran rank
139th
Jordan rank
142nd
Democracy over time
- Iran
- Jordan
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2 against 0 in Jordan, a difference of 2.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Jordan ahead.
Iran ranks 139th and Jordan ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jordan |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Iran |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Iran |
| 2000s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Iran |
| 2010s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 0 | 1.67 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Iran or Jordan?
- Iran, at 2 against 0 in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iran and Jordan?
- 2, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Jordan?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Jordan rank globally for democracy?
- Iran ranks 139th and Jordan ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.