Czechia vs Iceland: Democracy

Czechia
9
in 2025
Iceland
9
in 2025
Czechia rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Czechia
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 9 against 9 in Iceland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.

Czechia ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Iceland Difference Ahead
1900s 0 4 4 Iceland
1910s 0 7 7 Iceland
1920s 7 8 1 Iceland
1930s 6.2 7 0.8 Iceland
1940s 0.6 7.6 7 Iceland
1950s 0 8 8 Iceland
1960s 0 8 8 Iceland
1970s 0 8 8 Iceland
1980s 0 8 8 Iceland
1990s 9 8.5 0.5 Czechia
2000s 9 9 0
2010s 8.6 9 0.4 Iceland
2020s 8 9 1 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Czechia or Iceland?
Czechia, at 9 against 9 in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Czechia and Iceland?
0, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Iceland?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Iceland rank globally for democracy?
Czechia 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.