Iceland vs USSR: Democracy
Iceland
7
in 2025
USSR
3
in 1990
Iceland rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Iceland
- USSR
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 7 against 3 in USSR, a difference of 4.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.3 times USSR's.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 6.4 | 1 | 5.4 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 7 | 3 | 4 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Iceland or USSR?
- Iceland, at 7 against 3 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iceland and USSR?
- 4, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do Iceland and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Iceland ranks 1st and USSR 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
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).