Iceland vs Netherlands, The: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Iceland
0.728
in 2025
Netherlands, The
0.739
in 2025
Iceland rank
15th
Netherlands, The rank
13th
Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time
- Iceland
- Netherlands, The
How they compare
Netherlands, The 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, The ahead.
Iceland ranks 15th and Netherlands, The ranks 13th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands, The in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Netherlands, The | 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, The |
| 1970s | 0.729 | 0.7606 | 0.0316 | Netherlands, The |
| 1980s | 0.7671 | 0.7784 | 0.0113 | Netherlands, The |
| 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 vdem, Iceland or Netherlands, The?
- Netherlands, The, at 0.739 against 0.728 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between Iceland and Netherlands, The?
- 0.011, with Netherlands, The ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands, The?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Netherlands, The rank globally for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
- Iceland ranks 15th and Netherlands, The ranks 13th 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.