Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Iceland
Iceland: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Iceland, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance estimate in Iceland is 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Iceland peaked at 2.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.
That places Iceland 15th out of 204 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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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 government effectiveness - governance estimate in Iceland?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Iceland was 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- How does Iceland rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Iceland ranks 15th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.