I'm trying to compare the barriers to entry—very easy in Iceland, very difficult in US.
There are 11 confirmed candidates in Iceland's 2024 election.
Following your suggestion with population-adjusted equivalents, USA should have 9946 candidates in this year elections, if you believe that "convenience doesn't change things all that much".
With such difficult barriers of entry, we effectively bar majority of the population from running for office. I don't think it's either fair or truly democratic.
I'm trying to compare the barriers to entry—very easy in Iceland, very difficult in US.
There are 11 confirmed candidates in Iceland's 2024 election.
Following your suggestion with population-adjusted equivalents, USA should have 9946 candidates in this year elections, if you believe that "convenience doesn't change things all that much".
With such difficult barriers of entry, we effectively bar majority of the population from running for office. I don't think it's either fair or truly democratic.