Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland
Iceland: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2536 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2536
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3362
in 1996
All-time low
0.248
in 2006
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland is 0.2536, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland peaked at 0.3362 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.248, in 2006.
That places Iceland 68th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3362 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3362 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3212 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3074 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3074 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2708 | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2708 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.248 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2551 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2536 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2536 | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.2536 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2484, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.2536 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2484, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3362 | 0.3362 | 0.3362 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2744 | 0.248 | 0.3212 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.248 | 0.248 | 0.248 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2511 | 0.248 | 0.2551 | 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 political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland was 0.2536 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3362 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.248 in 2006.
- How does Iceland rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Iceland ranks 68th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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