Social Development in Iceland 165 indicators covering social development for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,459 2025 up 4,875.9% 95th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 2025 — 193rd Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 — 193rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 2025 — 193rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0216 units per person 2025 up 4,094.9% 22nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 2,182.8% 78th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.36 % change on previous year 2025 down 91.1% 49th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,459 2025 up 4,875.9% 95th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -100 % change on previous year 2022 — 191st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 — 193rd Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.95 2025 down 0.4% 6th Liberal Democracy Index 0.72 2025 down 7.3% 25th Electoral Democracy Index 0.807 2025 down 6.3% 26th Freedom of Association Index 0.917 2025 up 1.3% 5th Freedom of Expression Index 0.846 2025 down 8.9% 44th Participatory Democracy Index 0.565 2025 down 11.4% 22nd Varieties of democracy 0.807 2025 down 6.3% 26th Liberal democracy 3 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.95 2025 down 0.4% 6th Key features of human rights 0.95 2025 down 0.4% 6th Key features of electoral democracy 0.807 2025 down 6.3% 26th Key features of liberal democracy 0.72 2025 down 7.3% 25th Executive Corruption Index 0.023 2025 up 21.1% 164th Judicial Corruption Score 3.42 2025 unchanged 3rd Public Sector Corruption Index 0.011 2025 up 22.2% 171st Key features of democracy 0.807 2025 down 6.3% 26th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -4.16 % change on previous year 2025 down 811.6% 135th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -4.89 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,044.5% 139th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.72 2025 down 7.3% 25th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -4.16 % change on previous year 2025 down 811.6% 135th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -0.3148 % change on previous year 2025 down 400.0% 98th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 3 2025 unchanged 1st Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -4.16 % change on previous year 2025 down 811.6% 135th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.807 2025 down 6.3% 26th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.728 2025 down 8.3% 15th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.703 2025 up 1.4% 22nd Direct Democracy Index 0.082 2025 down 49.7% 64th Key media freedoms 2.85 2025 up 39.9% 10th Media Corruption Score 2.72 2025 up 29.0% 14th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.756 2025 down 17.1% 64th Legislative Corruption Score 2.31 2025 unchanged 7th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 57.0% 37th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 57.5% 31st Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 57.0% 37th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 57.0% 37th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 136th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0864 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11,934.5% 81st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per square kilometre 2023 — 184th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 5.16 2019 up 0.9% 2nd Page 1 of 3 Next →