Bahrain vs Iran: Elected parliament
Bahrain
1
in 2025
Iran
1
in 2025
Bahrain rank
1st
Iran rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Bahrain
- Iran
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1 against 1 in Iran, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 1st and Iran ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Iran |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Iran |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Iran |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iran |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iran |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Iran |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | Iran |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Iran |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Bahrain or Iran?
- Bahrain, at 1 against 1 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Bahrain and Iran?
- 0, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iran?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Iran rank globally for elected parliament?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Iran ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.