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

126 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.

France vs Iceland: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score

France

2.5

in 2025

Iceland

2.41

in 2025

France rank

19th

Iceland rank

22nd

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time

France
Iceland

How they compare

France currently reports 2.5 against 2.41 in Iceland, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.

France ranks 19th and Iceland ranks 22nd of 176 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1900s	1.13	0.485	0.6424	France
1910s	1.66	0.485	1.17	France
1920s	1.66	0.485	1.17	France
1930s	1.66	0.485	1.17	France
1940s	0.8358	0.593	0.2428	France
1950s	2.1	0.847	1.25	France
1960s	2.45	0.847	1.61	France
1970s	2.6	0.847	1.75	France
1980s	2.6	0.847	1.75	France
1990s	2.6	1.72	0.8782	France
2000s	2.6	2.04	0.559	France
2010s	2.6	2.2	0.3944	France
2020s	2.53	2.39	0.145	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, France or Iceland?: France, at 2.5 against 2.41 in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between France and Iceland?: 0.09, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do France and Iceland rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?: France ranks 19th 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.