Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 77/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 81.4/100 #17
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.807
- HDI
- 0.972
- Regional blocs
- EFTA
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Iceland | Halla Tómasdóttir |
| Prime Minister of Iceland | Kristrún Frostadóttir |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 2.0/100k
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
95th pct
Rule of law (2023)
97th pct
Corruption control (2023)
92th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
93th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
87th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
94th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 77 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.807
- Liberal
- 0.720
- Participatory
- 0.565
- Deliberative
- 0.703
- Egalitarian
- 0.728
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 81.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #17 / 180
- Rank change
- +1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #15
- 82.2
- Economic #21
- 65.7
- Legal #25
- 81.1
- Social #16
- 82.9
- Safety #7
- 94.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81.4 | 17 | 82.2 | 65.7 | 81.1 | 82.9 | 94.8 |
| 2024 | 80.1 | 18 | 79.9 | 65.1 | 79.1 | 83.3 | 93.2 |
| 2023 | 83.2 | 18 | 86.0 | 68.4 | 82.4 | 87.0 | 92.2 |
| 2022 | 82.7 | 15 | 86.2 | 65.6 | 82.7 | 87.5 | 91.5 |
| 2021 | 84.6 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 84.9 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 85.3 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 40.4 |
| 2018 | 85.9 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 87.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 84.7 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 86.1 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 91.5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 91.5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -7.0 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 0.0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 2.0 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 0.8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |