Germany vs Iceland: Electoral democracy
Germany
1
in 2025
Iceland
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Germany
- Iceland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
Across all 114 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 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 electoral democracy, Germany or Iceland?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Germany and Iceland?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Germany ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).