Iceland vs United States: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100)
Iceland
73.84 0-100
in 2025
United States
72.81 0-100
in 2025
Iceland rank
29th
United States rank
31st
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) over time
- Iceland
- United States
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 73.84 0-100 against 72.81 0-100 in United States, a difference of 1.03 0-100.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States ahead.
Iceland ranks 29th and United States ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.11 0-100 | 81.82 0-100 | 9.71 0-100 | United States |
| 2000s | 83.7 0-100 | 83.27 0-100 | 0.4335 0-100 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 78.32 0-100 | 79.15 0-100 | 0.8275 0-100 | United States |
| 2020s | 79.02 0-100 | 78.27 0-100 | 0.7512 0-100 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance score, Iceland or United States?
- Iceland, at 73.84 0-100 against 72.81 0-100 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance score between Iceland and United States?
- 1.03 0-100, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and United States rank globally for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Iceland ranks 29th and United States ranks 31st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.