Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Iceland
Iceland: Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled was 0.72 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Iceland, 1900–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.72 for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Iceland peaked at 0.799 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.332, in 1900.
That places Iceland 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 0.4157 | 0.332 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5491 | 0.472 | 0.665 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6642 | 0.66 | 0.669 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6604 | 0.651 | 0.669 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6733 | 0.653 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.698 | 0.692 | 0.701 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7079 | 0.701 | 0.719 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7194 | 0.716 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7506 | 0.739 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7787 | 0.775 | 0.783 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7843 | 0.78 | 0.796 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7845 | 0.773 | 0.799 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7498 | 0.72 | 0.784 | 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 key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Iceland?
- Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Iceland was 0.72 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.799 in 2010.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.332 in 1900.
- How does Iceland rank for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled?
- Iceland ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Key features of liberal democracy Our World in Data
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About this data
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.