Iceland vs USSR: Competitive elections

Iceland
1
in 2025
USSR
0
in 1990
Iceland rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Competitive elections over time

  • Iceland
  • USSR
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1 against 0 in USSR, a difference of 1.

Across all 69 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Competitive elections
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.