Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Iceland

Iceland: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
8 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 185 countries
All-time high
8 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
8 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Iceland, 2014–2019

024682014201620192014: 8 DB16-20 methodology2015: 8 DB16-20 methodology2016: 8 DB16-20 methodology2017: 8 DB16-20 methodology2018: 8 DB16-20 methodology2019: 8 DB16-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Iceland is 8 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places Iceland 137th out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 134 Mali 8.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 134 Namibia 8.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 136 Brazil 8.39 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 137 Cambodia 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 137 Czechia 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 137 Dominica 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 137 Ecuador 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 137 Eswatini 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 137 Niger 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  10. 137 Paraguay 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  11. 137 Slovak Republic 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  12. 137 Solomon Islands 8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  13. 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 185 places β†’

More private sector data for Iceland

All data for Iceland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Iceland?
Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Iceland was 8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 8 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 8 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Iceland rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
Iceland ranks 137th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index (0-15) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Iceland. Statizoid. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/stat/dealing-with-construction-permits-building-quality-control-index-0-15-db16-20-methodology-2/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/stat/dealing-with-construction-permits-building-quality-control-index-0-15-db16-20-methodology-2/iceland/">Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Iceland</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index (0-15) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit
DB16-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 1,109 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed

The building quality control index is the sum of the following six indices: quality of building regulations, quality control before construction, quality control during construction, quality control after construction, liability and insurance regimes and professional certifications. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.