Iceland Iceland - Global Right to Information Rating

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RTI Rating Iceland

Iceland at No. 82 in the RTI Rating

The transparency law of Iceland has been in force since 1996 and with it has earned 63 points in the Global Right to Information Rating (RTI Rating). With that score Iceland is now ranked 82 in the transparency ranking formed by 95 countries, meaning it is among those that must improve its laws in order to guarantee access to information.

This index ranks countries giving them a score of 0-150 depending on the strength of its legal framework which guarantees the right to information.

In the next table you can also see the scores obtained by Iceland in each of the groups that make up the index. Access the list with the classification of all countries by clicking on RTI Rating and the economic information for Iceland by clicking on Economy of Iceland.


Iceland - Global Right to Information Rating
DateRTI RakingYear RTI lawAccessScopeRequestingExceptionsAppealsSanctionsPromotionRTI Rating
201382º1,9960102017120463
201279º1,9960102017120463
201174º1,9960102017120463
Iceland - Global Right to Information Rating
Iceland - Global Right to Information Rating
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