Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Iceland or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.739 against 0.728 in Iceland as of 2025.

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

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 Netherlands: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Iceland

0.728

in 2025

Netherlands

0.739

in 2025

Iceland rank

15th

Netherlands rank

13th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Iceland
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.739 against 0.728 in Iceland, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.

Iceland ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3262	0.2743	0.0519	Iceland
1910s	0.4643	0.2999	0.1644	Iceland
1920s	0.5881	0.5063	0.0818	Iceland
1930s	0.6346	0.5144	0.1202	Iceland
1940s	0.6687	0.3786	0.2901	Iceland
1950s	0.688	0.6622	0.0258	Iceland
1960s	0.7039	0.707	0.0031	Netherlands
1970s	0.729	0.7606	0.0316	Netherlands
1980s	0.7671	0.7784	0.0113	Netherlands
1990s	0.7878	0.781	0.0068	Iceland
2000s	0.8001	0.7918	0.0083	Iceland
2010s	0.8034	0.8008	0.0026	Iceland
2020s	0.7563	0.756	0.0003	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Iceland or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.739 against 0.728 in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Iceland and Netherlands?: 0.011, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Iceland ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 13th 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.