Equal Access to Power Index in Iceland
Iceland: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.941 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Access to Power Index in Iceland, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal access to power index in Iceland is 0.941, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Iceland peaked at 0.954 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.267, in 1900.
Iceland ranks 4th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3608 | 0.267 | 0.505 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5186 | 0.436 | 0.663 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6603 | 0.66 | 0.663 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7395 | 0.641 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8384 | 0.836 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8559 | 0.836 | 0.859 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8818 | 0.859 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.897 | 0.897 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9296 | 0.929 | 0.935 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9445 | 0.929 | 0.954 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9302 | 0.913 | 0.942 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5453 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1076 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.09 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.653 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 3.5 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 179.82 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal access to power index in Iceland?
- Equal access to power index in Iceland was 0.941 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.954 in 2016.
- What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.267 in 1900.
- How does Iceland rank for equal access to power index?
- Iceland ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.