Iceland vs Senegal: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Iceland
0.878
in 2025
Senegal
0.89
in 2025
Iceland rank
27th
Senegal rank
26th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Iceland
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.89 against 0.878 in Iceland, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 26th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 12 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.612 | 0.077 | 0.535 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.612 | 0.077 | 0.535 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.6588 | 0.077 | 0.5818 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.669 | 0.1388 | 0.5302 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.7462 | 0.1282 | 0.618 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.796 | 0.1867 | 0.6093 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.7916 | 0.6642 | 0.1274 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.774 | 0.7048 | 0.0692 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.7918 | 0.7751 | 0.0167 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.8416 | 0.8394 | 0.0022 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.8412 | 0.8779 | 0.0367 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.8496 | 0.8469 | 0.0027 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9103 | 0.8642 | 0.0462 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Iceland or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.89 against 0.878 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Iceland and Senegal?
- 0.012, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Senegal?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Senegal rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Iceland ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 26th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.