Austria vs Iceland: Free and fair elections
Austria
1
in 2025
Iceland
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Austria
- Iceland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
Across all 115 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Austria or Iceland?
- Austria, at 1 against 1 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Austria and Iceland?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Austria ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.