Germany vs Iceland: Democracy
Germany
4
in 2025
Iceland
4
in 2025
Germany rank
17th
Iceland rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Germany
- Iceland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4 against 4 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.
Germany ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 1.4 | 4.1 | 2.7 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 4 | 3.1 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Germany or Iceland?
- Germany, at 4 against 4 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Germany and Iceland?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for democracy?
- Germany ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).