Equality of political power across social groups score in Iran

Iran: Equality of political power across social groups score was -0.534 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-0.534
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 176 countries
All-time high
-0.078
in 2022
All-time low
-2.45
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equality of political power across social groups score in Iran, 1789–2025

-2.5-2-1.5-1-0.50178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, equality of political power across social groups score in Iran stood at -0.534.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equality of political power across social groups score in Iran peaked at -0.078 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.45, in 1789.

That places Iran 145th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Equality of political power across social groups score in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Equality of political power across social groups score in Iran, 1789 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1789 -2.45
1790 -2.45 -0.0%
1791 -2.45 -0.0%
1792 -2.45 -0.0%
1793 -2.45 -0.0%
1794 -2.45 -0.0%
1795 -2.45 -0.0%
1796 -2.45 -0.0%
1797 -2.45 -0.0%
1798 -2.45 -0.0%
1799 -2.45 -0.0%
1800 -2.45 -0.0%
1801 -2.45 -0.0%
1802 -2.45 -0.0%
1803 -2.45 -0.0%
1804 -2.45 -0.0%
1805 -2.45 -0.0%
1806 -2.45 -0.0%
1807 -2.45 -0.0%
1808 -2.45 -0.0%
1809 -2.45 -0.0%
1810 -2.45 -0.0%
1811 -2.45 -0.0%
1812 -2.45 -0.0%
1813 -2.45 -0.0%
1814 -2.45 -0.0%
1815 -2.45 -0.0%
1816 -2.45 -0.0%
1817 -2.45 -0.0%
1818 -2.45 -0.0%
1819 -2.45 -0.0%
1820 -2.45 -0.0%
1821 -2.45 -0.0%
1822 -2.45 -0.0%
1823 -2.45 -0.0%
1824 -2.45 -0.0%
1825 -2.45 -0.0%
1826 -2.45 -0.0%
1827 -2.45 -0.0%
1828 -2.45 -0.0%
1829 -2.45 -0.0%
1830 -2.45 -0.0%
1831 -2.45 -0.0%
1832 -2.45 -0.0%
1833 -2.45 -0.0%
1834 -2.45 -0.0%
1835 -2.45 -0.0%
1836 -2.45 -0.0%
1837 -2.45 -0.0%
1838 -2.45 -0.0%
1839 -2.45 -0.0%
1840 -2.45 -0.0%
1841 -2.45 -0.0%
1842 -2.45 -0.0%
1843 -2.45 -0.0%
1844 -2.45 -0.0%
1845 -2.45 -0.0%
1846 -2.45 -0.0%
1847 -2.45 -0.0%
1848 -2.45 -0.0%
1849 -2.45 -0.0%
1850 -2.45 -0.0%
1851 -2.45 -0.0%
1852 -2.45 -0.0%
1853 -2.45 -0.0%
1854 -2.45 -0.0%
1855 -2.45 -0.0%
1856 -2.45 -0.0%
1857 -2.45 -0.0%
1858 -2.45 -0.0%
1859 -2.45 -0.0%
1860 -2.45 -0.0%
1861 -2.45 -0.0%
1862 -2.45 -0.0%
1863 -2.45 -0.0%
1864 -2.45 -0.0%
1865 -2.45 -0.0%
1866 -2.45 -0.0%
1867 -2.45 -0.0%
1868 -2.45 -0.0%
1869 -2.45 -0.0%
1870 -2.45 -0.0%
1871 -2.45 -0.0%
1872 -2.45 -0.0%
1873 -2.45 -0.0%
1874 -2.45 -0.0%
1875 -2.45 -0.0%
1876 -2.45 -0.0%
1877 -2.45 -0.0%
1878 -2.45 -0.0%
1879 -2.45 -0.0%
1880 -2.45 -0.0%
1881 -2.45 -0.0%
1882 -2.45 -0.0%
1883 -2.45 -0.0%
1884 -2.45 -0.0%
1885 -2.45 -0.0%
1886 -2.45 -0.0%
1887 -2.45 -0.0%
1888 -2.45 -0.0%
1889 -2.45 -0.0%
1890 -2.45 -0.0%
1891 -2.45 -0.0%
1892 -2.45 -0.0%
1893 -2.45 -0.0%
1894 -2.45 -0.0%
1895 -2.45 -0.0%
1896 -2.45 -0.0%
1897 -2.45 -0.0%
1898 -2.45 -0.0%
1899 -2.45 -0.0%
1900 -2.45 -0.0%
1901 -2.45 -0.0%
1902 -2.45 -0.0%
1903 -2.45 -0.0%
1904 -2.45 -0.0%
1905 -2.45 -0.0%
1906 -2.45 -0.0%
1907 -2.45 -0.0%
1908 -2.45 -0.0%
1909 -2.45 -0.0%
1910 -2.45 -0.0%
1911 -2.45 -0.0%
1912 -2.45 -0.0%
1913 -2.45 -0.0%
1914 -2.45 -0.0%
1915 -2.45 -0.0%
1916 -2.45 -0.0%
1917 -2.45 -0.0%
1918 -2.45 -0.0%
1919 -2.45 -0.0%
1920 -2.45 -0.0%
1921 -2.45 -0.0%
1922 -2.45 -0.0%
1923 -2.3 -6.0%
1924 -2.3 -0.0%
1925 -2.3 -0.0%
1926 -2.3 -0.0%
1927 -2.3 -0.0%
1928 -2.3 -0.0%
1929 -2.3 -0.0%
1930 -2.3 -0.0%
1931 -2.3 -0.0%
1932 -2.3 -0.0%
1933 -2.3 -0.0%
1934 -2.3 -0.0%
1935 -2.3 -0.0%
1936 -2.3 -0.0%
1937 -2.3 -0.0%
1938 -2.3 -0.0%
1939 -2.3 -0.0%
1940 -2.3 -0.0%
1941 -2.3 -0.0%
1942 -2.3 -0.0%
1943 -2.3 -0.0%
1944 -2.3 -0.0%
1945 -2.3 -0.0%
1946 -2.3 -0.0%
1947 -2.3 -0.0%
1948 -2.3 -0.0%
1949 -2.3 -0.0%
1950 -1.39 -39.5%
1951 -1.39 -0.0%
1952 -1.39 -0.0%
1953 -1.39 -0.0%
1954 -1.97 +41.6%
1955 -1.97 -0.0%
1956 -1.97 -0.0%
1957 -1.97 -0.0%
1958 -1.97 -0.0%
1959 -1.97 -0.0%
1960 -1.97 -0.0%
1961 -1.97 -0.0%
1962 -1.97 -0.0%
1963 -1.97 -0.0%
1964 -1.97 -0.0%
1965 -1.97 -0.0%
1966 -1.97 -0.0%
1967 -1.97 -0.0%
1968 -1.97 -0.0%
1969 -1.97 -0.0%
1970 -1.97 -0.0%
1971 -1.97 -0.0%
1972 -1.97 -0.0%
1973 -1.97 -0.0%
1974 -1.97 -0.0%
1975 -1.97 -0.0%
1976 -1.97 -0.0%
1977 -1.97 -0.0%
1978 -1.97 -0.0%
1979 -1.29 -34.8%
1980 -1.46 +13.2%
1981 -1.46 -0.0%
1982 -1.46 -0.0%
1983 -1.46 -0.0%
1984 -1.27 -12.6%
1985 -1.27 -0.0%
1986 -1.27 -0.0%
1987 -1.27 -0.0%
1988 -1.27 -0.0%
1989 -0.947 -25.6%
1990 -0.947 -0.0%
1991 -0.947 -0.0%
1992 -0.947 -0.0%
1993 -0.947 -0.0%
1994 -0.947 -0.0%
1995 -0.947 -0.0%
1996 -0.947 -0.0%
1997 -0.417 -56.0%
1998 -0.417 -0.0%
1999 -0.417 -0.0%
2000 -0.417 -0.0%
2001 -0.417 -0.0%
2002 -0.417 -0.0%
2003 -0.417 -0.0%
2004 -0.417 -0.0%
2005 -0.417 -0.0%
2006 -0.417 -0.0%
2007 -0.417 -0.0%
2008 -0.417 -0.0%
2009 -0.417 -0.0%
2010 -1.01 +142.0%
2011 -1.01 -0.0%
2012 -1.01 -0.0%
2013 -0.85 -15.8%
2014 -0.85 -0.0%
2015 -0.85 -0.0%
2016 -1.34 +58.1%
2017 -0.239 -82.2%
2018 -0.177 -25.9%
2019 -0.177 -0.0%
2020 -0.177 -0.0%
2021 -0.177 -0.0%
2022 -0.078 -55.9%
2023 -0.078 -0.0%
2024 -0.534 +584.6%
2025 -0.534 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 1
1790s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1800s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1810s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1820s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1830s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1840s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1850s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1860s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1870s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1880s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1890s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1900s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1910s -2.45 -2.45 -2.45 10
1920s -2.35 -2.45 -2.3 10
1930s -2.3 -2.3 -2.3 10
1940s -2.3 -2.3 -2.3 10
1950s -1.74 -1.97 -1.39 10
1960s -1.97 -1.97 -1.97 10
1970s -1.9 -1.97 -1.29 10
1980s -1.31 -1.46 -0.947 10
1990s -0.788 -0.947 -0.417 10
2000s -0.417 -0.417 -0.417 10
2010s -0.7514 -1.34 -0.177 10
2020s -0.263 -0.534 -0.078 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is equality of political power across social groups score in Iran?
Equality of political power across social groups score in Iran was -0.534 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest equality of political power across social groups score recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was -0.078 in 2022.
What is the lowest equality of political power across social groups score recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was -2.45 in 1789.
How does Iran rank for equality of political power across social groups score?
Iran ranks 145th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equality of political power across social groups score rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Equality of political power across social groups score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Equality of political power across social groups score
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
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