Iceland vs Ireland: Key features of human rights
Iceland
0.95
in 2025
Ireland
0.956
in 2025
Iceland rank
6th
Ireland rank
4th
Key features of human rights over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.956 against 0.95 in Iceland, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 12 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.893 | 0.83 | 0.063 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.8987 | 0.8076 | 0.0911 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.9118 | 0.7853 | 0.1265 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.907 | 0.8667 | 0.0403 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.914 | 0.8798 | 0.0342 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.928 | 0.8887 | 0.0393 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.9311 | 0.8999 | 0.0312 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.9328 | 0.9169 | 0.0159 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.9488 | 0.929 | 0.0198 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.9608 | 0.9471 | 0.0137 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.9617 | 0.9511 | 0.0106 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.9568 | 0.954 | 0.0028 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.953 | 0.9563 | 0.0033 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of human rights, Iceland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.956 against 0.95 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of human rights between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.006, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for key features of human rights?
- Iceland ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.