What is rule of law index in Iceland?

Rule of law index in Iceland was 0.983 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 0.983 in 2019.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.94 in 1900.

How does Iceland rank for rule of law index?

Iceland ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Iceland data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Iceland

Name: Rule of Law Index in Iceland
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iceland: Rule of Law Index was 0.983 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.983

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

10th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.983

in 2019

All-time low

0.94

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Rule of Law Index in Iceland, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Iceland is 0.983, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Iceland peaked at 0.983 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.94, in 1900.

Iceland ranks 10th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Iceland, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.94	—
1901	0.94	+0.0%
1902	0.94	+0.0%
1903	0.94	+0.0%
1904	0.94	+0.0%
1905	0.94	+0.0%
1906	0.94	+0.0%
1907	0.94	+0.0%
1908	0.94	+0.0%
1909	0.94	+0.0%
1910	0.94	+0.0%
1911	0.94	+0.0%
1912	0.94	+0.0%
1913	0.94	+0.0%
1914	0.94	+0.0%
1915	0.94	+0.0%
1916	0.94	+0.0%
1917	0.94	+0.0%
1918	0.94	+0.0%
1919	0.94	+0.0%
1920	0.943	+0.3%
1921	0.943	+0.0%
1922	0.943	+0.0%
1923	0.943	+0.0%
1924	0.943	+0.0%
1925	0.943	+0.0%
1926	0.943	+0.0%
1927	0.943	+0.0%
1928	0.943	+0.0%
1929	0.943	+0.0%
1930	0.945	+0.2%
1931	0.945	+0.0%
1932	0.945	+0.0%
1933	0.945	+0.0%
1934	0.945	+0.0%
1935	0.945	+0.0%
1936	0.949	+0.4%
1937	0.949	+0.0%
1938	0.949	+0.0%
1939	0.949	+0.0%
1940	0.949	+0.0%
1941	0.949	+0.0%
1942	0.949	+0.0%
1943	0.949	+0.0%
1944	0.95	+0.1%
1945	0.958	+0.8%
1946	0.963	+0.5%
1947	0.963	+0.0%
1948	0.963	+0.0%
1949	0.963	+0.0%
1950	0.964	+0.1%
1951	0.964	+0.0%
1952	0.964	+0.0%
1953	0.964	+0.0%
1954	0.964	+0.0%
1955	0.964	+0.0%
1956	0.964	+0.0%
1957	0.964	+0.0%
1958	0.964	+0.0%
1959	0.964	+0.0%
1960	0.964	+0.0%
1961	0.964	+0.0%
1962	0.964	+0.0%
1963	0.964	+0.0%
1964	0.964	+0.0%
1965	0.964	+0.0%
1966	0.964	+0.0%
1967	0.964	+0.0%
1968	0.964	+0.0%
1969	0.964	+0.0%
1970	0.964	+0.0%
1971	0.964	+0.0%
1972	0.964	+0.0%
1973	0.964	+0.0%
1974	0.964	+0.0%
1975	0.964	+0.0%
1976	0.964	+0.0%
1977	0.964	+0.0%
1978	0.964	+0.0%
1979	0.964	+0.0%
1980	0.964	+0.0%
1981	0.964	+0.0%
1982	0.964	+0.0%
1983	0.964	+0.0%
1984	0.964	+0.0%
1985	0.964	+0.0%
1986	0.964	+0.0%
1987	0.964	+0.0%
1988	0.964	+0.0%
1989	0.964	+0.0%
1990	0.974	+1.0%
1991	0.974	+0.0%
1992	0.974	+0.0%
1993	0.974	+0.0%
1994	0.976	+0.2%
1995	0.979	+0.3%
1996	0.979	+0.0%
1997	0.979	+0.0%
1998	0.979	+0.0%
1999	0.979	+0.0%
2000	0.979	+0.0%
2001	0.979	+0.0%
2002	0.979	+0.0%
2003	0.979	+0.0%
2004	0.979	+0.0%
2005	0.979	+0.0%
2006	0.979	+0.0%
2007	0.979	+0.0%
2008	0.979	+0.0%
2009	0.98	+0.1%
2010	0.98	+0.0%
2011	0.979	-0.1%
2012	0.98	+0.1%
2013	0.982	+0.2%
2014	0.982	+0.0%
2015	0.982	+0.0%
2016	0.982	+0.0%
2017	0.982	+0.0%
2018	0.982	+0.0%
2019	0.983	+0.1%
2020	0.982	-0.1%
2021	0.975	-0.7%
2022	0.974	-0.1%
2023	0.974	+0.0%
2024	0.976	+0.2%
2025	0.983	+0.7%

Iceland compared with similar countries

Iceland's 0.983 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.927, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Iceland's 0.983 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8365, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.94	0.94	0.94	10
1910s	0.94	0.94	0.94	10
1920s	0.943	0.943	0.943	10
1930s	0.9466	0.945	0.949	10
1940s	0.9556	0.949	0.963	10
1950s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
1960s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
1970s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
1980s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
1990s	0.9767	0.974	0.979	10
2000s	0.9791	0.979	0.98	10
2010s	0.9814	0.979	0.983	10
2020s	0.9773	0.974	0.983	6

Countries ranked near Iceland

7 Norway 0.986 compare
8 Estonia 0.985 compare
8 Finland 0.985 compare
10 Ireland 0.983 compare
12 Luxembourg 0.979 compare
13 Seychelles 0.976 compare

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More reference data data for Iceland

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Iceland?: Rule of law index in Iceland was 0.983 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 0.983 in 2019.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.94 in 1900.
How does Iceland rank for rule of law index?: Iceland ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.