Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Iceland
Iceland: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index was 0.807 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Iceland, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Iceland is 0.807, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Iceland peaked at 0.882 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.346, in 1900.
Iceland ranks 26th of 175 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 | 0.4663 | 0.346 | 0.554 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6412 | 0.551 | 0.775 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7719 | 0.77 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7793 | 0.768 | 0.789 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7847 | 0.771 | 0.797 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8049 | 0.798 | 0.808 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8138 | 0.807 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8254 | 0.823 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8507 | 0.843 | 0.859 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8645 | 0.862 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8703 | 0.865 | 0.882 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8667 | 0.856 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8362 | 0.807 | 0.859 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More social development data for Iceland
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.95 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.72 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.807 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.917 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.846 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.565 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Iceland?
- Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Iceland was 0.807 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.882 in 2009.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.346 in 1900.
- How does Iceland rank for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Iceland ranks 26th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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