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Bjarni Benediktsson

Bjarni Benediktsson

Legacy

🇮🇸Iceland

Rank #148
Score: 59
About Bjarni Benediktsson

Bjarni Benediktsson (b.1970) is a long-serving leader of the Independence Party; he was Prime Minister in 2017, and again in 2024. He has also served as Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs; a pro‑business conservative.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Iceland HDI very high (~0.949)9/10
Source: UNDP Human Development Report (2023)
GDP per capita
Iceland GDP per capita ~$75,000 (2023)8/10
Source: World Bank – Iceland GDP per capita (2023)
Gini coefficient
Iceland Gini ~0.26 (2023)4/10
Source: Statista – Iceland Gini index (2023)
Employment rate
Iceland employment ~75% (2023)5/5
Source: Statista – Iceland employment rate (2023)
Freedom index
Iceland Freedom Index 2023: Very High9/10
Source: Freedom House – Iceland country report (2023)
Corruption index
Iceland CPI 77 (2023)5/5
Source: Transparency International – Iceland CPI (2023)

Derived Criminal Score
No public convictions recorded20/20
Source: Public legal records Iceland (2025)