Common Good Justifications Score in Iceland
Iceland: Common Good Justifications Score was 1.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Common Good Justifications Score in Iceland, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for common good justifications score in Iceland is 1.5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Iceland peaked at 1.86 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.829, in 2015.
That places Iceland 34th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 | 1.53 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 | 0.829 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 | 1.5 | 1.86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5453 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1076 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.09 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.653 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 3.5 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 179.82 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in Iceland?
- Common good justifications score in Iceland was 1.5 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 2019.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.829 in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for common good justifications score?
- Iceland ranks 34th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.