How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?

120 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Iceland: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score

Austria

2.15

in 2025

Iceland

2.41

in 2025

Austria rank

24th

Iceland rank

22nd

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time

Austria
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.41 against 2.15 in Austria, a difference of 0.26.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 24th and Iceland ranks 22nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 11 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1900s	1.22	0.485	0.736	Austria
1910s	1.24	0.485	0.7544	Austria
1920s	1.41	0.485	0.92	Austria
1930s	0.4564	0.485	0.0286	Iceland
1940s	1.88	0.701	1.18	Austria
1950s	1.88	0.847	1.03	Austria
1960s	1.88	0.847	1.03	Austria
1970s	2.58	0.847	1.73	Austria
1980s	2.65	0.847	1.81	Austria
1990s	2.65	1.72	0.9342	Austria
2000s	2.65	2.04	0.615	Austria
2010s	2.53	2.2	0.3238	Austria
2020s	2.14	2.39	0.2488	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Austria or Iceland?: Iceland, at 2.41 against 2.15 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Austria and Iceland?: 0.26, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?: 120 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?: Austria ranks 24th and Iceland ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.