What is key features of liberal democracy in Iceland?

Key features of liberal democracy in Iceland was 0.72 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 0.799 in 2010.

What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.332 in 1900.

How does Iceland rank for key features of liberal democracy?

Iceland ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of liberal democracy 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of liberal democracy in Iceland

Name: Key features of liberal democracy in Iceland
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iceland: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.72 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.72

Change on year

down 4.9%

World rank

25th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.799

in 2010

All-time low

0.332

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Key features of liberal democracy in Iceland, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.72 for key features of liberal democracy in 2025.

The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Iceland peaked at 0.799 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.332, in 1900.

Iceland ranks 25th 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.

Key features of liberal democracy in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Key features of liberal democracy in Iceland, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.332	—
1901	0.332	+0.0%
1902	0.337	+1.5%
1903	0.337	+0.0%
1904	0.444	+31.8%
1905	0.475	+7.0%
1906	0.475	+0.0%
1907	0.475	+0.0%
1908	0.475	+0.0%
1909	0.475	+0.0%
1910	0.475	+0.0%
1911	0.474	-0.2%
1912	0.472	-0.4%
1913	0.472	+0.0%
1914	0.474	+0.4%
1915	0.474	+0.0%
1916	0.661	+39.5%
1917	0.661	+0.0%
1918	0.663	+0.3%
1919	0.665	+0.3%
1920	0.66	-0.8%
1921	0.66	+0.0%
1922	0.66	+0.0%
1923	0.662	+0.3%
1924	0.665	+0.5%
1925	0.665	+0.0%
1926	0.665	+0.0%
1927	0.667	+0.3%
1928	0.669	+0.3%
1929	0.669	+0.0%
1930	0.654	-2.2%
1931	0.653	-0.2%
1932	0.652	-0.2%
1933	0.651	-0.2%
1934	0.651	+0.0%
1935	0.668	+2.6%
1936	0.668	+0.0%
1937	0.669	+0.1%
1938	0.669	+0.0%
1939	0.669	+0.0%
1940	0.653	-2.4%
1941	0.653	+0.0%
1942	0.655	+0.3%
1943	0.658	+0.5%
1944	0.678	+3.0%
1945	0.683	+0.7%
1946	0.689	+0.9%
1947	0.688	-0.1%
1948	0.688	+0.0%
1949	0.688	+0.0%
1950	0.692	+0.6%
1951	0.692	+0.0%
1952	0.694	+0.3%
1953	0.698	+0.6%
1954	0.701	+0.4%
1955	0.701	+0.0%
1956	0.701	+0.0%
1957	0.7	-0.1%
1958	0.7	+0.0%
1959	0.701	+0.1%
1960	0.701	+0.0%
1961	0.703	+0.3%
1962	0.703	+0.0%
1963	0.702	-0.1%
1964	0.701	-0.1%
1965	0.701	+0.0%
1966	0.713	+1.7%
1967	0.719	+0.8%
1968	0.719	+0.0%
1969	0.717	-0.3%
1970	0.716	-0.1%
1971	0.717	+0.1%
1972	0.719	+0.3%
1973	0.719	+0.0%
1974	0.719	+0.0%
1975	0.72	+0.1%
1976	0.72	+0.0%
1977	0.72	+0.0%
1978	0.722	+0.3%
1979	0.722	+0.0%
1980	0.744	+3.0%
1981	0.744	+0.0%
1982	0.744	+0.0%
1983	0.741	-0.4%
1984	0.739	-0.3%
1985	0.739	+0.0%
1986	0.748	+1.2%
1987	0.769	+2.8%
1988	0.77	+0.1%
1989	0.768	-0.3%
1990	0.775	+0.9%
1991	0.776	+0.1%
1992	0.776	+0.0%
1993	0.776	+0.0%
1994	0.776	+0.0%
1995	0.778	+0.3%
1996	0.783	+0.6%
1997	0.783	+0.0%
1998	0.783	+0.0%
1999	0.781	-0.3%
2000	0.78	-0.1%
2001	0.78	+0.0%
2002	0.78	+0.0%
2003	0.781	+0.1%
2004	0.782	+0.1%
2005	0.781	-0.1%
2006	0.781	+0.0%
2007	0.787	+0.8%
2008	0.795	+1.0%
2009	0.796	+0.1%
2010	0.799	+0.4%
2011	0.795	-0.5%
2012	0.794	-0.1%
2013	0.775	-2.4%
2014	0.773	-0.3%
2015	0.777	+0.5%
2016	0.776	-0.1%
2017	0.779	+0.4%
2018	0.793	+1.8%
2019	0.784	-1.1%
2020	0.784	+0.0%
2021	0.745	-5.0%
2022	0.742	-0.4%
2023	0.751	+1.2%
2024	0.757	+0.8%
2025	0.72	-4.9%

Iceland compared with similar countries

Iceland's 0.72 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.689, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Iceland's 0.72 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.591, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Key features of liberal democracy in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1916	+39.5%	0.474	0.661
1904	+31.8%	0.337	0.444

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

22 South Korea 0.739 compare
23 Canada 0.736 compare
24 Japan 0.734 compare
26 Portugal 0.717 compare
27 Lithuania 0.712 compare
28 Brazil 0.704 compare
28 Taiwan 0.704 compare

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More social development data for Iceland

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,459 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Electoral democracy 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)
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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of liberal democracy in Iceland?: Key features of liberal democracy in Iceland was 0.72 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 0.799 in 2010.
What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.332 in 1900.
How does Iceland rank for key features of liberal democracy?: Iceland ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of liberal democracy 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.