Iceland vs Italy: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Iceland
2.03
in 2025
Italy
2.02
in 2025
Iceland rank
15th
Italy rank
18th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2.03 against 2.02 in Italy, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 15th and Italy ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 9 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.32 | 0.184 | 1.14 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 1.58 | 0.5775 | 1.01 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 1.95 | 0.8357 | 1.11 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 1.74 | 0.791 | 0.946 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 1.74 | 1.29 | 0.4466 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 1.74 | 1.97 | 0.235 | Italy |
| 1960s | 2.29 | 1.97 | 0.316 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 2.29 | 1.97 | 0.316 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.29 | 1.97 | 0.316 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.29 | 2.3 | 0.013 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 2.44 | 0.1449 | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.48 | 2.44 | 0.0352 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.97 | 2.02 | 0.0407 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Iceland or Italy?
- Iceland, at 2.03 against 2.02 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Iceland and Italy?
- 0.01, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Iceland ranks 15th and Italy ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.