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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Legacy

🇮🇸Iceland

Rank #180
Score: 57
About Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (b.1942) was Prime Minister from 2009 to 2013; she was Iceland’s first female PM and the world’s first openly LGBT head of government in modern times. Her government steered Iceland through the financial crisis.

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)7/10
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)