Women's Political Participation Index in Iceland
Iceland: Women's Political Participation Index was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 2016
All-time low
0.091
in 1900
Years of data
103
1900–2025
Women's Political Participation Index in Iceland, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1 for women's political participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 103 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Iceland peaked at 1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.091, in 1900.
Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women's Political Participation Index in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.091 | — |
| 1901 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.132 | +45.1% |
| 1908 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.194 | +47.0% |
| 1916 | 0.344 | +77.3% |
| 1917 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.373 | +8.4% |
| 1945 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.409 | +9.7% |
| 1947 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.446 | +9.0% |
| 1950 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.373 | -16.4% |
| 1954 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.409 | +9.7% |
| 1957 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.436 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.405 | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.437 | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.543 | +24.3% |
| 1972 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.554 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.737 | +33.0% |
| 1984 | 0.872 | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.921 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.942 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.951 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.983 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.994 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.994 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.994 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.989 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.989 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.989 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.989 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.993 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.991 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.998 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.998 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.998 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.998 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.998 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.999 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.999 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.996 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.997 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.997 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.998 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1033 | 0.091 | 0.132 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.223 | 0.132 | 0.344 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3585 | 0.344 | 0.373 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.4092 | 0.373 | 0.446 | 5 |
| 1950s | 0.412 | 0.373 | 0.446 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4207 | 0.405 | 0.437 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5379 | 0.437 | 0.554 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7778 | 0.554 | 0.921 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9476 | 0.921 | 0.983 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.992 | 0.989 | 0.998 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.998 | 0.996 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9997 | 0.998 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,500 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political participation index in Iceland?
- Women's political participation index in Iceland was 1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.091 in 1900.
- How does Iceland rank for women's political participation index?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.