Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Iceland
Iceland: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1935
All-time low
25.0%
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Iceland, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Iceland stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 1935 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1900.
Iceland ranks 1st 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 | 34.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 62.0% | 40.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 97.5% | 95.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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- Temperature anomalies by month -0.09 °C (2026)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Iceland?
- Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Iceland was 100.0% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1935.
- What is the lowest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1900.
- How does Iceland rank for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.