Egalitarian political institutions index in Iceland
Iceland: Egalitarian political institutions index was 0.916 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.916
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.948
in 2013
All-time low
0.592
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian political institutions index in Iceland, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.916 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Iceland peaked at 0.948 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.592, in 1900.
Iceland ranks 8th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian political institutions index in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.592 | — |
| 1901 | 0.592 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.592 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.592 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.626 | +5.7% |
| 1905 | 0.627 | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.644 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | 0.676 | +5.0% |
| 1909 | 0.649 | -4.0% |
| 1910 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.667 | +2.8% |
| 1916 | 0.713 | +6.9% |
| 1917 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.714 | +0.1% |
| 1919 | 0.732 | +2.5% |
| 1920 | 0.731 | -0.1% |
| 1921 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.735 | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.745 | +1.4% |
| 1931 | 0.753 | +1.1% |
| 1932 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.763 | +1.3% |
| 1934 | 0.784 | +2.8% |
| 1935 | 0.829 | +5.7% |
| 1936 | 0.846 | +2.1% |
| 1937 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.853 | +0.8% |
| 1941 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.85 | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.852 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.862 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.877 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.888 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.887 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.894 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.916 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.914 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.916 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.914 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.919 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.928 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.929 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.927 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.934 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.943 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.948 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.946 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.936 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.94 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.937 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.938 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.918 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.921 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.917 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.918 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.904 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.918 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.916 | -0.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.916 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.916 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6217 | 0.592 | 0.676 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6784 | 0.649 | 0.732 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7326 | 0.731 | 0.735 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8011 | 0.745 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8518 | 0.85 | 0.853 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.852 | 0.852 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.865 | 0.862 | 0.877 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8896 | 0.877 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.909 | 0.9 | 0.916 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9182 | 0.914 | 0.919 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9286 | 0.927 | 0.934 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9392 | 0.918 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9157 | 0.904 | 0.921 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Iceland?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Iceland was 0.916 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 2013.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.592 in 1900.
- How does Iceland rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Iceland ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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