Austria vs Iceland: Transparent laws
Austria
1
in 2025
Iceland
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Austria
- Iceland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Austria |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.3333 | 0 | 0.3333 | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Austria or Iceland?
- Austria, at 1 against 1 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Austria and Iceland?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for transparent laws?
- Austria ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.