Iran vs Russia: Suffrage

Iran
100
in 2025
Russia
100
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
Russia rank
1st

Suffrage over time

  • Iran
  • Russia
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 100 against 100 in Russia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Russia ahead.

Iran ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Russia 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 6 19.2 13.2 Russia
1910s 44 57.4 13.4 Russia
1920s 50 90 40 Russia
1930s 50 93 43 Russia
1940s 50 100 50 Russia
1950s 50 100 50 Russia
1960s 80 100 20 Russia
1970s 100 100 0 —
1980s 100 100 0 —
1990s 100 100 0 —
2000s 100 100 0 —
2010s 100 100 0 —
2020s 100 100 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suffrage, Iran or Russia?
Iran, at 100 against 100 in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between Iran and Russia?
0, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Iran and Russia rank globally for suffrage?
Iran ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suffrage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed