Iceland vs Ireland: Rule of Law - Governance score

Iceland
84.98 0-100
in 2024
Ireland
84.35 0-100
in 2024
Iceland rank
11th
Ireland rank
13th

Rule of Law - Governance score over time

  • Iceland
  • Ireland
020406080199620102024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 84.98 0-100 against 84.35 0-100 in Ireland, a difference of 0.63 0-100.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 13th of 206 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 84.71 0-100 83.76 0-100 0.9454 0-100 Iceland
2000s 88.42 0-100 84.57 0-100 3.85 0-100 Iceland
2010s 85.68 0-100 83.39 0-100 2.28 0-100 Iceland
2020s 85.22 0-100 83.68 0-100 1.55 0-100 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance score, Iceland or Ireland?
Iceland, at 84.98 0-100 against 84.35 0-100 in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance score between Iceland and Ireland?
0.63 0-100, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for rule of law - governance score?
Iceland ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 13th of 206 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 score (0-100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).