Iran vs United States: Men's universal right to vote
Iran
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Men's universal right to vote over time
- Iran
- United States
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | United States | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Iran |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iran |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iran |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iran |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iran |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Iran |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher men's universal right to vote, Iran or United States?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in men's universal right to vote between Iran and United States?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United States?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iran and United States rank globally for men's universal right to vote?
- Iran ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Men's 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 all men are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.