Iceland vs Japan: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Iceland
0.728
in 2025
Japan
0.758
in 2025
Iceland rank
15th
Japan rank
12th
Egalitarian democracy index vdem 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 vdem, Iceland or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.758 against 0.728 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem 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 vdem?
- Iceland ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.