Czechia vs Iceland: Democracy

Czechia
7
in 2025
Iceland
7
in 2025
Czechia rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Czechia
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 7 against 7 in Iceland, a difference of 0.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Iceland Difference Ahead
1910s 0 6.5 6.5 Iceland
1920s 7 7 0
1930s 5.9 7 1.1 Iceland
1940s 1.4 6.4 5 Iceland
1950s 1 7 6 Iceland
1960s 1 7 6 Iceland
1970s 1 7 6 Iceland
1980s 1 7 6 Iceland
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Czechia or Iceland?
Czechia, at 7 against 7 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?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Iceland rank globally for democracy?
Czechia ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).