Key features of electoral democracy in Iceland
Iceland: Key features of electoral democracy was 0.807 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.807
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
26th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.882
in 2009
All-time low
0.346
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Key features of electoral democracy in Iceland, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.807 for key features of electoral democracy in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of electoral democracy in Iceland peaked at 0.882 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.346, in 1900.
Iceland ranks 26th 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 | 0.4663 | 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 |
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- 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 key features of electoral democracy in Iceland?
- Key features of electoral democracy in Iceland was 0.807 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.882 in 2009.
- What is the lowest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.346 in 1900.
- How does Iceland rank for key features of electoral democracy?
- Iceland ranks 26th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of electoral democracy 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 Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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