Iceland vs Marshall Islands: Full democracy
Iceland
1
in 2025
Marshall Islands
1
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Iceland
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1 against 1 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 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 Marshall Islands?
- Iceland, at 1 against 1 in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Iceland and Marshall Islands?
- 0, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Marshall Islands?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Marshall Islands rank globally for full democracy?
- Iceland ranks 1st and Marshall Islands 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
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).