Australia vs Iceland: Democracy
Australia
9
in 2025
Iceland
9
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9 against 9 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | 4 | 4 | Australia |
| 1910s | 7.8 | 7 | 0.8 | Australia |
| 1920s | 8 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 8 | 7 | 1 | Australia |
| 1940s | 8 | 7.6 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 1950s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Australia |
| 1960s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Australia |
| 1970s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Australia |
| 1980s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Australia |
| 1990s | 9 | 8.5 | 0.5 | Australia |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Australia or Iceland?
- Australia, at 9 against 9 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Iceland?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for democracy?
- Australia ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.