Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland
Iceland: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2323 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2323
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2933
in 1996
All-time low
0.2323
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.2323 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland peaked at 0.2933 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2323, in 2024.
Iceland ranks 65th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2933 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2933 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2933 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2933 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2933 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2933 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2933 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.253 | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.245 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.25 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.245 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2337 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2337 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2323 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2323 | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.2323 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.2323 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2195, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2933 | 0.2933 | 0.2933 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2751 | 0.25 | 0.2933 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2455 | 0.245 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2378 | 0.2323 | 0.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 64 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2335 compare
- 65 Norway 0.2323 compare
- 65 Switzerland 0.2323 compare
- 65 United Kingdom 0.2323 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 0.2323 in 2025, 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 0.2933 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2323 in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Iceland ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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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