Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland
Iceland: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2324 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.2324 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland peaked at 0.284 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2324, in 2024.
Iceland ranks 82nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.284 | 0.284 | 0.284 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2697 | 0.2493 | 0.284 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2451 | 0.2447 | 0.2493 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2387 | 0.2324 | 0.2493 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 80 Lebanon 0.2334 compare
- 81 Papua New Guinea 0.233 compare
- 82 United Kingdom 0.2324 compare
- 84 Iraq 0.2321 compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 0.2321 compare
- 85 Laos 0.2321 compare
- 85 Nepal 0.2321 compare
- 85 Tajikistan 0.2321 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 government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland was 0.2324 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.284 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2324 in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Iceland ranks 82nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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