Control of Corruption - Governance score in Iceland

Iceland: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 84.87 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
84.87 0-100
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
11th
of 205 countries
All-time high
94.23 0-100
in 2005
All-time low
81.24 0-100
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Iceland, 1996–2024

0204060801001996201020241996: 84.3 0-1001998: 91.9 0-1002000: 92.3 0-1002002: 90.7 0-1002003: 90.4 0-1002004: 87.4 0-1002005: 94.2 0-1002006: 87.6 0-1002007: 88.2 0-1002008: 90.5 0-1002009: 91.3 0-1002010: 85 0-1002011: 85.9 0-1002012: 84.8 0-1002013: 85.5 0-1002014: 85.1 0-1002015: 88 0-1002016: 87.8 0-1002017: 85.7 0-1002018: 86 0-1002019: 84.8 0-1002020: 85.1 0-1002021: 85.5 0-1002022: 81.2 0-1002023: 81.5 0-1002024: 84.9 0-100

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 84.87 0-100, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Iceland peaked at 94.23 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 81.24 0-100, in 2022.

That places Iceland 11th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Iceland, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 84.3 0-100 —
1998 91.93 0-100 +9.1%
2000 92.29 0-100 +0.4%
2002 90.74 0-100 -1.7%
2003 90.39 0-100 -0.4%
2004 87.42 0-100 -3.3%
2005 94.23 0-100 +7.8%
2006 87.63 0-100 -7.0%
2007 88.22 0-100 +0.7%
2008 90.54 0-100 +2.6%
2009 91.31 0-100 +0.9%
2010 84.95 0-100 -7.0%
2011 85.94 0-100 +1.2%
2012 84.78 0-100 -1.4%
2013 85.51 0-100 +0.9%
2014 85.14 0-100 -0.4%
2015 88.04 0-100 +3.4%
2016 87.76 0-100 -0.3%
2017 85.69 0-100 -2.4%
2018 86.05 0-100 +0.4%
2019 84.82 0-100 -1.4%
2020 85.15 0-100 +0.4%
2021 85.47 0-100 +0.4%
2022 81.24 0-100 -4.9%
2023 81.5 0-100 +0.3%
2024 84.87 0-100 +4.1%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 84.87 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.95 0-100, 1.2× the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 84.87 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.05 0-100, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.12 0-100 84.3 0-100 91.93 0-100 2
2000s 90.31 0-100 87.42 0-100 94.23 0-100 9
2010s 85.87 0-100 84.78 0-100 88.04 0-100 10
2020s 83.65 0-100 81.24 0-100 85.47 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 8 New Zealand 86.89 0-100 compare
  2. 9 Netherlands 86.52 0-100 compare
  3. 10 Australia 85.34 0-100 compare
  4. 12 Monaco 84.3 0-100 compare
  5. 13 Germany 83.75 0-100 compare
  6. 14 Liechtenstein 83.38 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Iceland?
Control of corruption - governance score in Iceland was 84.87 0-100 in 2024, 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 94.23 0-100 in 2005.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 81.24 0-100 in 2022.
How does Iceland rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Iceland ranks 11th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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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Indicator
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,191 data points, 1996–2024
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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).