Iran vs Yemen: Universal right to vote
Iran
2
in 2025
Yemen
2
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
Yemen rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Iran
- Yemen
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2 against 2 in Yemen, a difference of 0.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote, Iran or Yemen?
- Iran, at 2 against 2 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Iran and Yemen?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Yemen?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Yemen rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Iran ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.