Germany vs Iceland: Transparent laws

Germany
1
in 2025
Iceland
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st

Transparent laws over time

  • Germany
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Iceland, a difference of 0.

Across all 80 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Transparent laws
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,229 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.