Croatia vs Iceland: Electoral democracy

Croatia
2
in 2025
Iceland
2
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 2 against 2 in Iceland, a difference of 0.

Across all 85 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Iceland Difference Ahead
1940s 0 2 2 Iceland
1950s 0 2 2 Iceland
1960s 0 2 2 Iceland
1970s 0 2 2 Iceland
1980s 0 2 2 Iceland
1990s 0.8 2 1.2 Iceland
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Croatia or Iceland?
Croatia, at 2 against 2 in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Croatia and Iceland?
0, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Iceland?
85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Iceland rank globally for electoral democracy?
Croatia ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.