Belize vs Iceland: Democracy
Belize
7
in 2025
Iceland
7
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belize
- Iceland
How they compare
Belize currently reports 7 against 7 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
Across all 164 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1870s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1880s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1890s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0 | 7 | 7 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 7 | 5.4 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 2 | 6.4 | 4.4 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 2 | 7 | 5 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 5 | 7 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belize or Iceland?
- Belize, at 7 against 7 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belize and Iceland?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Iceland?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Iceland rank globally for democracy?
- Belize ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).