Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Iceland
Iceland: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.95 in 2025. β² Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Iceland, 1900β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Iceland is 0.95, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Iceland peaked at 0.962 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.893, in 1900.
That places Iceland 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.893 | 0.893 | 0.893 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8987 | 0.893 | 0.911 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9118 | 0.909 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.907 | 0.907 | 0.907 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.914 | 0.899 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.928 | 0.928 | 0.928 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9311 | 0.928 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9328 | 0.932 | 0.936 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9488 | 0.947 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9608 | 0.96 | 0.962 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9617 | 0.96 | 0.962 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9568 | 0.952 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.953 | 0.95 | 0.958 | 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)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Iceland?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Iceland was 0.95 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 1996.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.893 in 1900.
- How does Iceland rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Iceland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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