Areas Where Iceland Is Better Than Russia

🇮🇸 Iceland is ranked better in 11 indicators, while Russia is ranked better in 1 indicators.

• 🕊️ Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate

  1.21 🇮🇸

  |

  -1.13 🇷🇺

  Higher values indicate a more stable political environment.

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  1.72 🇮🇸

  |

  -1.19 🇷🇺

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  1.45 🇮🇸

  |

  -1.29 🇷🇺

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• 🕵️‍♂️ Control of Corruption: Estimate

  1.55 🇮🇸

  |

  -1.1 🇷🇺

  Higher values indicate better control of corruption, enhancing governance.

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  1.28 🇮🇸

  |

  -1.12 🇷🇺

  Reflects the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  1.56 🇮🇸

  |

  -0.71 🇷🇺

  Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.

• 🌐 Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)

  3.6 🇮🇸

  |

  2.6 🇷🇺

  Overall assessment of logistics performance, crucial for trade and economic growth.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.97 🇮🇸

  |

  0.83 🇷🇺

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.92 🇮🇸

  |

  0.76 🇷🇺

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.02 🇮🇸

  |

  0.17 🇷🇺

  Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.74 🇮🇸

  |

  0.71 🇷🇺

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.