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

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.

Iceland vs Jamaica: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score

Iceland

2.41

in 2025

Jamaica

2.21

in 2025

Iceland rank

22nd

Jamaica rank

23rd

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time

Iceland
Jamaica

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.41 against 2.21 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2.

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

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

Iceland ranks 22nd and Jamaica ranks 23rd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.485	-0.387	0.872	Iceland
1910s	0.485	-0.387	0.872	Iceland
1920s	0.485	-0.387	0.872	Iceland
1930s	0.485	-0.387	0.872	Iceland
1940s	0.593	-0.0875	0.6805	Iceland
1950s	0.847	0.256	0.591	Iceland
1960s	0.847	0.524	0.323	Iceland
1970s	0.847	0.7169	0.1301	Iceland
1980s	0.847	0.006	0.841	Iceland
1990s	1.72	1.08	0.6378	Iceland
2000s	2.04	1.08	0.957	Iceland
2010s	2.2	1.22	0.9832	Iceland
2020s	2.39	2.05	0.3333	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Iceland or Jamaica?: Iceland, at 2.41 against 2.21 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Iceland and Jamaica?: 0.2, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jamaica?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Jamaica rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?: Iceland ranks 22nd and Jamaica ranks 23rd 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.