Afghanistan vs Iran: Universal right to vote in practice
Afghanistan
0
in 2025
Iran
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
164th
Iran rank
164th
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Afghanistan
- Iran
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in Iran, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Iran ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 164th and Iran ranks 164th of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iran | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0 | 0.3333 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Afghanistan or Iran?
- Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Afghanistan and Iran?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Afghanistan ranks 164th and Iran ranks 164th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).