Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Iceland
Iceland: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 76.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
76.2%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 206 countries
All-time high
84.5%
in 2003
All-time low
69.4%
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iceland, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 76.2% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iceland peaked at 84.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 1996.
Iceland ranks 15th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 69.4% | — |
| 1998 | 74.6% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 82.2% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 81.9% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 76.2% | -0.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 76.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 76.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.8%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.0% | 69.4% | 74.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 72.2% | 84.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 74.9% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.2% | 80.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iceland?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iceland was 76.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 1996.
- How does Iceland rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Iceland ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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