Iceland vs Kiribati: Democracy

Iceland
7
in 2025
Kiribati
7
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Kiribati rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Iceland
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Iceland ahead.

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

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Kiribati Difference Ahead
1890s 2 0 2 Iceland
1900s 2 0 2 Iceland
1910s 2.9 0 2.9 Iceland
1920s 7 0 7 Iceland
1930s 7 0 7 Iceland
1940s 6.4 0 6.4 Iceland
1950s 7 0 7 Iceland
1960s 7 1.2 5.8 Iceland
1970s 7 3 4 Iceland
1980s 7 7 0
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, Iceland or Kiribati?
Iceland, at 7 against 7 in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Iceland and Kiribati?
0, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kiribati?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Kiribati rank globally for democracy?
Iceland ranks 1st and Kiribati 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).