Iran vs Morocco: Democracy
Iran
2
in 2025
Morocco
2
in 2025
Iran rank
153rd
Morocco rank
153rd
Democracy over time
- Iran
- Morocco
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2 against 2 in Morocco, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Morocco ahead.
Iran ranks 153rd and Morocco ranks 153rd of 197 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Iran |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Iran |
| 1920s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Iran |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iran |
| 1940s | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | Iran |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Iran |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | Iran |
| 1970s | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Iran |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Iran |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Iran or Morocco?
- Iran, at 2 against 2 in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iran and Morocco?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Morocco?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Morocco rank globally for democracy?
- Iran ranks 153rd and Morocco ranks 153rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).