Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Iceland or Japan?

Japan, at 0.758 against 0.728 in Iceland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Japan: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Iceland

0.728

in 2025

Japan

0.758

in 2025

Iceland rank

15th

Japan rank

12th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Iceland
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.758 against 0.728 in Iceland, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 11 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3262	0.1643	0.1619	Iceland
1910s	0.4643	0.1676	0.2967	Iceland
1920s	0.5881	0.177	0.4111	Iceland
1930s	0.6346	0.1755	0.4591	Iceland
1940s	0.6687	0.2349	0.4338	Iceland
1950s	0.688	0.6235	0.0645	Iceland
1960s	0.7039	0.7409	0.037	Japan
1970s	0.729	0.7487	0.0197	Japan
1980s	0.7671	0.751	0.0161	Iceland
1990s	0.7878	0.7543	0.0335	Iceland
2000s	0.8001	0.763	0.0371	Iceland
2010s	0.8034	0.7511	0.0523	Iceland
2020s	0.7563	0.7553	0.001	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Iceland or Japan?: Japan, at 0.758 against 0.728 in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Iceland and Japan?: 0.03, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Iceland ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.