Germany vs Iceland: Equal Access to Power Index
Germany
0.931
in 2025
Iceland
0.941
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
Iceland rank
4th
Equal Access to Power Index over time
- Germany
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.941 against 0.931 in Germany, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Iceland ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2778 | 0.3608 | 0.083 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.3838 | 0.5186 | 0.1348 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.743 | 0.6603 | 0.0827 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.3477 | 0.7395 | 0.3918 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.179 | 0.8 | 0.621 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.9176 | 0.897 | 0.0206 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9307 | 0.9296 | 0.0011 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9395 | 0.9445 | 0.005 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.931 | 0.9302 | 0.0008 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal access to power index, Germany or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.941 against 0.931 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal access to power index between Germany and Iceland?
- 0.01, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for equal access to power index?
- Germany ranks 5th and Iceland ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Access to Power 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 access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.