Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Iceland
Iceland: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 84.83 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption - Governance score in Iceland, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for control of corruption - governance score in Iceland is 84.83 0-100, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Iceland peaked at 94.28 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 81.28 0-100, in 2022.
That places Iceland 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 84.49 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 92.03 0-100 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 92.38 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.79 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 90.39 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 87.43 0-100 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 94.28 0-100 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 87.66 0-100 | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 88.26 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 90.56 0-100 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 91.34 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 85.08 0-100 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 86.04 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 84.85 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 85.58 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 85.2 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.1 0-100 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 87.82 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.74 0-100 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 86.09 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.85 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 85.19 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.52 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.28 0-100 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 81.89 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 85.35 0-100 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 84.83 0-100 | -0.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 84.83 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.01 0-100, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 84.83 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.25 0-100, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.26 0-100 | 84.49 0-100 | 92.03 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.34 0-100 | 87.43 0-100 | 94.28 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.94 0-100 | 84.85 0-100 | 88.1 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.01 0-100 | 81.28 0-100 | 85.52 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 8 New Zealand 86.1 0-100 compare
- 9 Netherlands 85.85 0-100 compare
- 10 Australia 85.12 0-100 compare
- 12 Liechtenstein 83.43 0-100 compare
- 13 Germany 81.85 0-100 compare
- 14 Estonia 81.06 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance score in Iceland?
- Control of corruption - governance score in Iceland was 84.83 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.28 0-100 in 2005.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.28 0-100 in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for control of corruption - governance score?
- Iceland ranks 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. 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).