Justified Political Positions Score in Iceland
Iceland: Justified Political Positions Score was 1.36 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Justified Political Positions Score in Iceland, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.36 for justified political positions score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 43.7% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, justified political positions score in Iceland peaked at 2.82 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.783, in 1900.
That places Iceland 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.783 | 0.783 | 0.783 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.783 | 0.783 | 0.783 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.783 | 0.783 | 0.783 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9351 | 0.783 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.68 | 1.31 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 | 2.54 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 | 2.46 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 | 1.66 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 | 1.36 | 2.82 | 6 |
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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 justified political positions score in Iceland?
- Justified political positions score in Iceland was 1.36 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest justified political positions score recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 in 2019.
- What is the lowest justified political positions score recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.783 in 1900.
- How does Iceland rank for justified political positions score?
- Iceland ranks 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is justified political positions score rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.