Iran vs USSR: Elected parliament
Iran
1
in 2025
USSR
1
in 1990
Iran rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Iran
- USSR
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 0.
Across all 69 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 198 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | USSR |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | USSR |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Iran or USSR?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Iran and USSR?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do Iran and USSR rank globally for elected parliament?
- Iran ranks 1st and USSR 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.