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Women civil liberties index in Iceland

Iceland: Women civil liberties index was 0.939 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.939
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.951
in 2017
All-time low
0.728
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Women civil liberties index in Iceland, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women civil liberties index in Iceland is 0.939, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women civil liberties index in Iceland peaked at 0.951 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.728, in 1900.

Iceland ranks 10th 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.

Women civil liberties index in Iceland, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.728 —
1901 0.728 +0.0%
1902 0.728 +0.0%
1903 0.728 +0.0%
1904 0.728 +0.0%
1905 0.728 +0.0%
1906 0.728 +0.0%
1907 0.728 +0.0%
1908 0.728 +0.0%
1909 0.728 +0.0%
1910 0.728 +0.0%
1911 0.728 +0.0%
1912 0.728 +0.0%
1913 0.728 +0.0%
1914 0.728 +0.0%
1915 0.728 +0.0%
1916 0.775 +6.5%
1917 0.775 +0.0%
1918 0.775 +0.0%
1919 0.835 +7.7%
1920 0.837 +0.2%
1921 0.837 +0.0%
1922 0.837 +0.0%
1923 0.861 +2.9%
1924 0.861 +0.0%
1925 0.861 +0.0%
1926 0.861 +0.0%
1927 0.861 +0.0%
1928 0.861 +0.0%
1929 0.861 +0.0%
1930 0.861 +0.0%
1931 0.861 +0.0%
1932 0.861 +0.0%
1933 0.861 +0.0%
1934 0.861 +0.0%
1935 0.861 +0.0%
1936 0.861 +0.0%
1937 0.861 +0.0%
1938 0.861 +0.0%
1939 0.861 +0.0%
1940 0.861 +0.0%
1941 0.861 +0.0%
1942 0.861 +0.0%
1943 0.861 +0.0%
1944 0.899 +4.4%
1945 0.899 +0.0%
1946 0.899 +0.0%
1947 0.899 +0.0%
1948 0.899 +0.0%
1949 0.899 +0.0%
1950 0.899 +0.0%
1951 0.899 +0.0%
1952 0.899 +0.0%
1953 0.899 +0.0%
1954 0.899 +0.0%
1955 0.899 +0.0%
1956 0.899 +0.0%
1957 0.899 +0.0%
1958 0.899 +0.0%
1959 0.899 +0.0%
1960 0.899 +0.0%
1961 0.899 +0.0%
1962 0.899 +0.0%
1963 0.899 +0.0%
1964 0.899 +0.0%
1965 0.899 +0.0%
1966 0.899 +0.0%
1967 0.899 +0.0%
1968 0.899 +0.0%
1969 0.899 +0.0%
1970 0.899 +0.0%
1971 0.899 +0.0%
1972 0.899 +0.0%
1973 0.899 +0.0%
1974 0.899 +0.0%
1975 0.899 +0.0%
1976 0.899 +0.0%
1977 0.899 +0.0%
1978 0.899 +0.0%
1979 0.899 +0.0%
1980 0.928 +3.2%
1981 0.928 +0.0%
1982 0.928 +0.0%
1983 0.928 +0.0%
1984 0.928 +0.0%
1985 0.928 +0.0%
1986 0.928 +0.0%
1987 0.928 +0.0%
1988 0.928 +0.0%
1989 0.928 +0.0%
1990 0.944 +1.7%
1991 0.944 +0.0%
1992 0.944 +0.0%
1993 0.944 +0.0%
1994 0.944 +0.0%
1995 0.944 +0.0%
1996 0.944 +0.0%
1997 0.944 +0.0%
1998 0.944 +0.0%
1999 0.944 +0.0%
2000 0.944 +0.0%
2001 0.944 +0.0%
2002 0.944 +0.0%
2003 0.944 +0.0%
2004 0.944 +0.0%
2005 0.944 +0.0%
2006 0.944 +0.0%
2007 0.944 +0.0%
2008 0.944 +0.0%
2009 0.95 +0.6%
2010 0.95 +0.0%
2011 0.95 +0.0%
2012 0.95 +0.0%
2013 0.941 -0.9%
2014 0.941 +0.0%
2015 0.941 +0.0%
2016 0.941 +0.0%
2017 0.951 +1.1%
2018 0.951 +0.0%
2019 0.939 -1.3%
2020 0.939 +0.0%
2021 0.939 +0.0%
2022 0.939 +0.0%
2023 0.939 +0.0%
2024 0.939 +0.0%
2025 0.939 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.728 0.728 0.728 10
1910s 0.7528 0.728 0.835 10
1920s 0.8538 0.837 0.861 10
1930s 0.861 0.861 0.861 10
1940s 0.8838 0.861 0.899 10
1950s 0.899 0.899 0.899 10
1960s 0.899 0.899 0.899 10
1970s 0.899 0.899 0.899 10
1980s 0.928 0.928 0.928 10
1990s 0.944 0.944 0.944 10
2000s 0.9446 0.944 0.95 10
2010s 0.9455 0.939 0.951 10
2020s 0.939 0.939 0.939 6

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 7 Latvia 0.947 compare
  2. 8 Ireland 0.942 compare
  3. 9 Switzerland 0.94 compare
  4. 11 Czechia 0.935 compare
  5. 12 Italy 0.932 compare
  6. 12 Sweden 0.932 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is women civil liberties index in Iceland?
Women civil liberties index in Iceland was 0.939 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women civil liberties index recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.951 in 2017.
What is the lowest women civil liberties index recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.728 in 1900.
How does Iceland rank for women civil liberties index?
Iceland ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women civil liberties index rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Women civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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