Austria vs Iceland: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Austria
- Iceland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Iceland, a difference of 0.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 12th of 208 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2297 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Austria |
| 2000s | 1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0599 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1069 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0488 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Austria or Iceland?
- Austria, at 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Austria and Iceland?
- 0.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Austria ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 12th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.