Iran vs United States: Suffrage

Iran
100
in 2025
United States
100
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Suffrage over time

  • Iran
  • United States
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.

Iran ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and United States in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran United States Difference Ahead
1780s 0 27.5 27.5 United States
1790s 0 29.5 29.5 United States
1800s 0 32 32 United States
1810s 0 34 34 United States
1820s 0 35 35 United States
1830s 0 35 35 United States
1840s 0 35 35 United States
1850s 0 35 35 United States
1860s 0 35 35 United States
1870s 0 44 44 United States
1880s 0 43 43 United States
1890s 0 42 42 United States
1900s 6 41 35 United States
1910s 44 41 3 Iran
1920s 50 88 38 United States
1930s 50 90.7 40.7 United States
1940s 50 93.4 43.4 United States
1950s 50 95 45 United States
1960s 80 97 17 United States
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 United States?
Iran, at 100 against 100 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between Iran and United States?
0, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United States?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Iran and United States rank globally for suffrage?
Iran ranks 1st and United States 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