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

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 Norway: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score

Iceland

2.41

in 2025

Norway

2.49

in 2025

Iceland rank

22nd

Norway rank

20th

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time

Iceland
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.49 against 2.41 in Iceland, a difference of 0.08.

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

Iceland ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 20th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.485	2.09	1.6	Norway
1910s	0.485	2.09	1.6	Norway
1920s	0.485	2.09	1.6	Norway
1930s	0.485	2.09	1.6	Norway
1940s	0.593	0.806	0.213	Norway
1950s	0.847	2.38	1.53	Norway
1960s	0.847	3.29	2.44	Norway
1970s	0.847	3.29	2.44	Norway
1980s	0.847	3.29	2.44	Norway
1990s	1.72	3.29	1.57	Norway
2000s	2.04	3.29	1.25	Norway
2010s	2.2	3.29	1.09	Norway
2020s	2.39	2.49	0.106	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Iceland or Norway?: Norway, at 2.49 against 2.41 in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Iceland and Norway?: 0.08, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?: Iceland ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 20th 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.