Equal Rights Protection Index in Iceland
Iceland: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.905 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Iceland, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.905 for equal rights protection index in 2025.
The figure is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Iceland peaked at 0.953 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.806, in 1900.
Iceland ranks 21st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.806 | 0.806 | 0.806 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.818 | 0.806 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.836 | 0.836 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8895 | 0.836 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.932 | 0.932 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.932 | 0.932 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.932 | 0.932 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.932 | 0.932 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9311 | 0.929 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.929 | 0.929 | 0.929 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.929 | 0.929 | 0.929 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9358 | 0.889 | 0.953 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.896 | 0.889 | 0.905 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More social development data for Iceland
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,459 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 0 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 3 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.72 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.95 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.565 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.95 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Iceland?
- Equal rights protection index in Iceland was 0.905 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.953 in 2010.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.806 in 1900.
- How does Iceland rank for equal rights protection index?
- Iceland ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.