Chile vs Iceland: Transparent laws
Chile
1
in 2025
Iceland
1
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Chile
- Iceland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 against 1 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Iceland |
| 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, Chile or Iceland?
- Chile, at 1 against 1 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Chile and Iceland?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iceland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Iceland rank globally for transparent laws?
- Chile 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.