Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
2.80 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Iceland
Europe & Central Asia · Europe & Central Asia · Capital: Reykjavik
Rank #2 of scored countries.
Survival
91.6
Living
78.6
Governance
93.8
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
4.37 per 1,000(2023)
Normalized: 79/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
8.80 %(2017)
Normalized: 92/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
100.00 %(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
2.50 %(2023)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
3.63 %(2025)
Normalized: 87/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
8.67 %(2025)
Normalized: 84/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
7.31 % of GDP(2022)
Normalized: 78/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
84,257 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 73/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
8.98 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 58/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
5.86 %(2024)
Normalized: 88/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
82.81 years(2024)
Normalized: 95/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
26.80 0–100 index(2019)
Normalized: 92/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.83 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 95/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.65 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 93/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.63 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 97/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.42 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 92/100 · higher is better
History
Iceland — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: +3.2 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 85.4 | 83.0 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 85.2 | 80.0 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 83.9 | 92.4 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 84.8 | 80.0 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 84.1 | 57.4 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 85.5 | 63.8 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 86.7 | 78.6 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 81.8 | 73.3 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 76.8 | 51.0 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 77.0 | 50.0 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 77.1 | 50.0 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 78.6 | 68.5 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 78.4 | 74.2 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 87.6 | 62.5 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 87.4 | 64.4 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 78.8 | 53.9 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 81.0 | 61.0 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 81.9 | 64.3 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 81.6 | 58.4 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 83.0 | 85.3 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 83.7 | 86.0 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 82.2 | 89.8 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 82.9 | 92.2 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 82.7 | 89.4 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 83.4 | 91.6 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 83.8 | 77.9 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 87.5 | 79.4 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 83.3 | 78.6 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 82.1 | 80.8 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 81.3 | 79.1 | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 81.3 | 78.4 | — |
| 1996 | 84.6 | 6 | 85.8 | 79.1 | 90.6 |
| 1997 | 85.1 | 7 | 86.8 | 79.2 | 90.6 |
| 1998 | 89.5 | 1 | 88.5 | 86.3 | 95.5 |
| 1999 | 89.8 | 1 | 91.6 | 83.7 | 95.5 |
| 2000 | 89.8 | 2 | 92.2 | 80.8 | 98.7 |
| 2001 | 89.9 | 2 | 93.2 | 79.7 | 98.8 |
| 2002 | 90.2 | 2 | 92.0 | 81.8 | 98.9 |
| 2003 | 89.7 | 1 | 90.7 | 81.6 | 99.4 |
| 2004 | 89.6 | 1 | 93.0 | 80.5 | 96.9 |
| 2005 | 89.6 | 1 | 93.3 | 79.3 | 98.0 |
| 2006 | 86.6 | 5 | 92.6 | 74.2 | 94.2 |
| 2007 | 86.6 | 4 | 93.0 | 73.7 | 94.4 |
| 2008 | 84.7 | 7 | 92.1 | 69.7 | 93.8 |
| 2009 | 82.7 | 10 | 86.6 | 69.2 | 95.3 |
| 2010 | 82.8 | 10 | 86.1 | 71.4 | 93.7 |
| 2011 | 83.9 | 10 | 87.2 | 73.5 | 93.1 |
| 2012 | 84.5 | 10 | 87.9 | 74.5 | 93.0 |
| 2013 | 85.7 | 6 | 89.8 | 74.6 | 94.5 |
| 2014 | 86.5 | 6 | 89.8 | 78.9 | 91.6 |
| 2015 | 87.1 | 5 | 90.6 | 78.8 | 93.0 |
| 2016 | 87.2 | 5 | 91.3 | 78.8 | 92.3 |
| 2017 | 87.9 | 4 | 91.3 | 80.2 | 93.0 |
| 2018 | 88.3 | 3 | 91.6 | 80.6 | 93.6 |
| 2019 | 87.6 | 4 | 89.9 | 81.2 | 93.0 |
| 2020 | 88.1 | 4 | 89.0 | 84.0 | 92.4 |
| 2021 | 87.4 | 4 | 87.9 | 82.1 | 94.0 |
| 2022 | 86.7 | 4 | 91.0 | 78.3 | 91.5 |
| 2023 | 86.9 | 4 | 91.6 | 78.4 | 91.3 |
| 2024 | 87.9 | 3 | 91.7 | 79.7 | 93.2 |
| 2025 | 87.6 | 2 | 91.6 | 78.6 | 93.8 |
| 2026 | 87.9 | 2 | 91.3 | 79.5 | 94.1 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Iceland.