Iceland vs Sweden: Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval
Iceland
75.9%
in 2024
Sweden
78.7%
in 2024
Iceland rank
13th
Sweden rank
10th
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 78.7% against 75.9% in Iceland, a difference of 2.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.
Iceland ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.1% | 77.7% | 7.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 81.2% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 81.1% | 9.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 80.4% | 4.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval, Iceland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 78.7% against 75.9% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval between Iceland and Sweden?
- 2.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Iceland ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 10th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.