Iceland vs Kiribati: Full democracy

Iceland
1
in 2025
Kiribati
1
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Kiribati rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Iceland
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1 against 1 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Kiribati ahead.

Iceland ranks 1st and Kiribati ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Kiribati Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0.1 0 0.1 Iceland
1920s 1 0 1 Iceland
1930s 1 0 1 Iceland
1940s 0.4 0 0.4 Iceland
1950s 1 0 1 Iceland
1960s 1 0 1 Iceland
1970s 1 0.2 0.8 Iceland
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Iceland or Kiribati?
Iceland, at 1 against 1 in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Iceland and Kiribati?
0, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kiribati?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Kiribati rank globally for full democracy?
Iceland ranks 1st and Kiribati ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).