Canada vs Iceland: Public Sector Corruption Index
Canada
0.009
in 2025
Iceland
0.011
in 2025
Canada rank
172nd
Iceland rank
171st
Public Sector Corruption Index over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.011 against 0.009 in Canada, a difference of 0.002.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.
Canada ranks 172nd and Iceland ranks 171st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.034 | 0.078 | 0.044 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.0235 | 0.078 | 0.0545 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.016 | 0.078 | 0.062 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.016 | 0.0562 | 0.0402 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.016 | 0.0346 | 0.0186 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.016 | 0.022 | 0.006 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.0169 | 0.022 | 0.0051 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.041 | 0.022 | 0.019 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.022 | 0.022 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.0208 | 0.012 | 0.0088 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0198 | 0.012 | 0.0078 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0093 | 0.0099 | 0.0006 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.009 | 0.0147 | 0.0057 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, Canada or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.011 against 0.009 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Canada and Iceland?
- 0.002, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- Canada ranks 172nd and Iceland ranks 171st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).