Stability of Democratic Institutions Index in Iran

Iran: Stability of Democratic Institutions Index was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 128 countries
All-time high
2
in 2005
All-time low
2
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Stability of Democratic Institutions Index in Iran, 2005–2025

00.511.522005201520252005: 22007: 22009: 22011: 22013: 22015: 22017: 22019: 22021: 22023: 22025: 2

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iran recorded 2 for stability of democratic institutions index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, stability of democratic institutions index in Iran peaked at 2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.

Iran ranks 84th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2 2 2 3
2010s 2 2 2 5
2020s 2 2 2 3

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 84 Azerbaijan 2 compare
  2. 84 Belarus 2 compare
  3. 84 Burundi 2 compare
  4. 84 Cameroon 2 compare
  5. 84 Congo 2 compare
  6. 84 Democratic Republic of Congo 2 compare
  7. 84 Egypt 2 compare
  8. 84 Guinea 2 compare
  9. 84 Kazakhstan 2 compare
  10. 84 Libya 2 compare
  11. 84 Morocco 2 compare
  12. 84 Nicaragua 2 compare
  13. 84 Oman 2 compare
  14. 84 Pakistan 2 compare
  15. 84 Russia 2 compare
  16. 84 Rwanda 2 compare
  17. 84 South Sudan 2 compare
  18. 84 United Arab Emirates 2 compare
  19. 84 Uzbekistan 2 compare
  20. 84 Venezuela 2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is stability of democratic institutions index in Iran?
Stability of democratic institutions index in Iran was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stability of democratic institutions index recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
What is the lowest stability of democratic institutions index recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
How does Iran rank for stability of democratic institutions index?
Iran ranks 84th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is stability of democratic institutions index rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stability of Democratic Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Stability of Democratic Institutions Index
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Indicates the extent to which democratic institutions are effective and efficient and all relevant actors accept them.