Iceland vs Madagascar: Direct Democracy Index

Iceland
0.082
in 2025
Madagascar
0.081
in 2025
Iceland rank
64th
Madagascar rank
65th

Direct Democracy Index over time

  • Iceland
  • Madagascar
00.10.20.3190019622025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.082 against 0.081 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Madagascar ahead.

Iceland ranks 64th and Madagascar ranks 65th of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Direct Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.