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Corruption in Iceland

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Corruption in Iceland describes the prevention and occurrence of corruption in Iceland.

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According to several sources, corruption is not common on a daily basis in Iceland.[1][2] However, the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent revelations have had a negative impact on the integrity and independence of Iceland's governing institutions.[3]

Transparency International's 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index scored Iceland at 77 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). When ranked by score, Iceland ranked 10th among the 182 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[4] For comparison with regional scores, the best score among Western European and European Union countries[Note 1] was 89, the average score was 64 and the worst score was 40.[6] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 89 (ranked 1), the average score was 42, and the worst score was 9 (ranked 181, in a two-way tie).[7]

According to GRECO's evaluation report 2013, the Icelandic political system was weakened by potential nepotism, close personal relationships between public officials and businesses, and political patronage at the local level.[8]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "Freedom in the World 2013". Freedom House. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Human Rights Report 2013- Iceland". US Department of State. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Snapshot of the Iceland Country Profile". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2025: Global scores". Transparency.org. 10 February 2026. CPI2025. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2025: Europe must step up leadership in the fight against corruption". Transparency.org. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2025: Iceland". Transparency.org. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Evaluation report 2013- Iceland" (PDF). GRECO & the European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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