Social Development in Iran 140 indicators covering social development for Iran. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 770,514 2025 down 21.3% 11th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 157,912 2025 up 85.9% 20th Political Rights Rating 7 2025 up 16.7% 1st Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 2025 up 16.7% 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person 2025 up 66.2% 49th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 157,912 2025 up 85.9% 20th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0083 units per person 2025 down 29.7% 49th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 11.2% 29th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -77.92 % change on previous year 2025 down 29,443.2% 163rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 770,514 2025 down 21.3% 11th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.1637 % change on previous year 2025 down 104.9% 136th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 109.7% 45th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.248 2025 down 7.5% 158th Liberal Democracy Index 0.103 2025 down 24.3% 137th Electoral Democracy Index 0.159 2025 down 14.5% 152nd Freedom of Association Index 0.093 2025 down 26.2% 159th Freedom of Expression Index 0.166 2025 down 16.6% 151st Participatory Democracy Index 0.042 2025 down 12.5% 167th Varieties of democracy 0.159 2025 down 14.5% 152nd Liberal democracy 1 2025 unchanged 87th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 87th Human Rights Index 0.248 2025 down 7.5% 158th Key features of human rights 0.248 2025 down 7.5% 158th Key features of electoral democracy 0.159 2025 down 14.5% 152nd Key features of liberal democracy 0.103 2025 down 24.3% 137th Executive Corruption Index 0.646 2025 down 0.9% 61st Judicial Corruption Score -1.07 2025 down 65.2% 132nd Public Sector Corruption Index 0.661 2025 down 0.5% 66th Key features of democracy 0.159 2025 down 14.5% 152nd Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -4.22 % change on previous year 2025 down 357.2% 137th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 17.05 % change on previous year 2025 up 346.6% 9th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.103 2025 down 24.3% 137th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -4.22 % change on previous year 2025 down 357.2% 137th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year 2025 down 114.2% 127th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 87th Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 87th Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -4.22 % change on previous year 2025 down 357.2% 137th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.159 2025 down 14.5% 151st Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.152 2025 down 14.1% 135th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.094 2025 down 46.9% 147th Direct Democracy Index 0.029 2025 unchanged 96th Key media freedoms -1.49 2025 up 16.8% 149th Media Corruption Score -1.46 2025 down 24.6% 158th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.06 2025 down 51.6% 168th Legislative Corruption Score -1.51 2025 down 29.1% 147th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 3.6% 150th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 14.6% 155th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 3.6% 150th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 3.6% 150th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.1% 163rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.32 units per square kilometre 2023 up 340.8% 25th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0935 units per square kilometre 2023 up 103.0% 63rd Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.73 2019 down 19.5% 179th Democracy Index -7 2018 down 16.7% 150th Page 1 of 3 Next →