Iceland vs Netherlands: Liberal political institutions
Iceland
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Iceland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Iceland |
| 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 liberal political institutions, Iceland or Netherlands?
- Iceland, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Iceland and Netherlands?
- 0, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Iceland ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions