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Key features of women's political empowerment in Iceland

Iceland: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.883 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.883
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
35th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.935
in 2022
All-time low
0.479
in 1900
Years of data
103
1900–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Iceland, 1900–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Iceland is 0.883, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Iceland peaked at 0.935 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.479, in 1900.

That places Iceland 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 103 years of available data.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Iceland, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.479 —
1901 0.479 +0.0%
1902 0.479 +0.0%
1903 0.479 +0.0%
1904 0.479 +0.0%
1905 0.479 +0.0%
1906 0.479 +0.0%
1907 0.491 +2.5%
1908 0.491 +0.0%
1909 0.491 +0.0%
1910 0.491 +0.0%
1911 0.491 +0.0%
1912 0.491 +0.0%
1913 0.491 +0.0%
1914 0.491 +0.0%
1915 0.509 +3.7%
1916 0.576 +13.2%
1917 0.576 +0.0%
1918 0.576 +0.0%
1919 0.596 +3.5%
1920 0.598 +0.3%
1921 0.61 +2.0%
1945 0.637 +4.4%
1946 0.648 +1.7%
1947 0.648 +0.0%
1948 0.648 +0.0%
1949 0.661 +2.0%
1950 0.661 +0.0%
1951 0.661 +0.0%
1952 0.661 +0.0%
1953 0.637 -3.6%
1954 0.637 +0.0%
1955 0.637 +0.0%
1956 0.648 +1.7%
1957 0.648 +0.0%
1958 0.648 +0.0%
1959 0.657 +1.4%
1960 0.661 +0.6%
1961 0.661 +0.0%
1962 0.661 +0.0%
1963 0.65 -1.7%
1964 0.65 +0.0%
1965 0.65 +0.0%
1966 0.654 +0.6%
1967 0.654 +0.0%
1968 0.664 +1.5%
1969 0.664 +0.0%
1970 0.694 +4.5%
1971 0.73 +5.2%
1972 0.73 +0.0%
1973 0.73 +0.0%
1974 0.73 +0.0%
1975 0.734 +0.5%
1976 0.734 +0.0%
1977 0.734 +0.0%
1978 0.734 +0.0%
1979 0.734 +0.0%
1980 0.746 +1.6%
1981 0.746 +0.0%
1982 0.746 +0.0%
1983 0.807 +8.2%
1984 0.851 +5.5%
1985 0.854 +0.4%
1986 0.855 +0.1%
1987 0.872 +2.0%
1988 0.872 +0.0%
1989 0.872 +0.0%
1990 0.878 +0.7%
1991 0.885 +0.8%
1992 0.887 +0.2%
1993 0.887 +0.0%
1994 0.887 +0.0%
1995 0.89 +0.3%
1996 0.898 +0.9%
1997 0.898 +0.0%
1998 0.898 +0.0%
1999 0.91 +1.3%
2000 0.923 +1.4%
2001 0.921 -0.2%
2002 0.921 +0.0%
2003 0.919 -0.2%
2004 0.919 +0.0%
2005 0.919 +0.0%
2006 0.922 +0.3%
2007 0.923 +0.1%
2008 0.923 +0.0%
2009 0.92 -0.3%
2010 0.921 +0.1%
2011 0.923 +0.2%
2012 0.92 -0.3%
2013 0.918 -0.2%
2014 0.92 +0.2%
2015 0.919 -0.1%
2016 0.922 +0.3%
2017 0.926 +0.4%
2018 0.919 -0.8%
2019 0.918 -0.1%
2020 0.927 +1.0%
2021 0.929 +0.2%
2022 0.935 +0.6%
2023 0.9 -3.7%
2024 0.891 -1.0%
2025 0.883 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.4826 0.479 0.491 10
1910s 0.5288 0.491 0.596 10
1920s 0.604 0.598 0.61 2
1940s 0.6484 0.637 0.661 5
1950s 0.6495 0.637 0.661 10
1960s 0.6569 0.65 0.664 10
1970s 0.7284 0.694 0.734 10
1980s 0.8221 0.746 0.872 10
1990s 0.8918 0.878 0.91 10
2000s 0.921 0.919 0.923 10
2010s 0.9206 0.918 0.926 10
2020s 0.9108 0.883 0.935 6

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 32 Barbados 0.895 compare
  2. 33 Albania 0.893 compare
  3. 34 Ukraine 0.888 compare
  4. 36 Benin 0.882 compare
  5. 37 Poland 0.878 compare
  6. 37 Slovakia 0.878 compare
  7. 37 South Korea 0.878 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Iceland?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Iceland was 0.883 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.935 in 2022.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.479 in 1900.
How does Iceland rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Iceland ranks 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of women's political empowerment
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.