Iceland vs Italy: Elected parliament
Iceland
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Iceland or Italy?
- Iceland, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Iceland and Italy?
- 0, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for elected parliament?
- Iceland ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.