Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland
Iceland: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2373 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2373
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2963
in 1996
All-time low
0.2373
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.2373 for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland peaked at 0.2963 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2373, in 2024.
That places Iceland 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2963 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2963 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2963 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2963 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2963 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2963 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2963 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2377 | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2373 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2373 | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.2373 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2179, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.2373 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2163, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2963 | 0.2963 | 0.2963 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2703 | 0.2377 | 0.2963 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2377 | 0.2377 | 0.2377 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2376 | 0.2373 | 0.2377 | 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 regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland?
- Regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate in Iceland was 0.2373 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2963 in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2373 in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Iceland ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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