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Iceland is ranked #16 in the 2014 Index
Iceland's overall Index ranking is up from #17 in 2013

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1 National Map
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 http://atlas.lmi.is/LmiData/in... tiff, ... #1  100% 100%
1 National Map
URL: http://atlas.lmi.is/LmiData/index.php
Format: tiff, gdb, shp

English version of license terms is available at: http://www.lmi.is/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/licenceNLSI.pdf Users have to register to have access to the service. A download link is provided that can be used during 2 days from the registered IP. Raster maps are provided for the following scales: 1:25.000, 1:100.000 and 1:250.000
1 Postcodes / Zipcodes
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 http://www.skra.is/lisalib/get... DSV #1  100% 100%
1 Postcodes / Zipcodes
URL: http://www.skra.is/lisalib/getfile.aspx?itemid=8424
Format: DSV

The data is provided as an access address dataset.
1 Transport Timetables
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 http://www.straeto.is/um-strae... XML #13  45% 100%
1 Transport Timetables
URL: http://www.straeto.is/um-straeto/utgefid-efni/rauntimaupplysingar/
Format: XML

These are timetables for the public bus system in Iceland's capital region and any public bus routes connecting the capital region and other municipalities.

In order to use the data, each user must register an IP address from which to access the data (for intermediate server caching and to get contact persons).
23 National Statistics
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 http://www.hagstofa.is/Hagtolu... CSV, ... #41  50% 70%
23 National Statistics
URL: http://www.hagstofa.is/Hagtolur
Format: CSV, Excel, HTML, XML

Web interface allows users to select what data they want, but does not limit the amount of data retrieved (unless user asks for a subset).
22 Election Results
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 http://www.hagstofa.is/?PageID... CSV, ... #33  45% 70%
22 Election Results
URL: http://www.hagstofa.is/?PageID=829&src=https://rannsokn.hagstofa.is/pxis/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=KOS02120%26ti=%DArslit+al%FEingiskosninga+eftir+kj%F6rd%E6mum+2013+++++++%26path=../Database/kosningar/althurslit/%26lang=3%26units=Fj%F6ldi/hlutfall
Format: CSV, Excel, HTML, XML

Election results are available via a special web form to tailor the output. The National Electoral Committee links to the dataset on Hagstofa Íslands' page from their own page at http://landskjor.is/

More election result data can be found at: http://www.hagstofa.is/Hagtolur/Kosningar/Althingiskosningar
23 Pollutant Emissions
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 http://hagstofan.is/Hagtolur/L... CSV, ... #27  50% 60%
23 Pollutant Emissions
URL: http://hagstofan.is/Hagtolur/Land-og-umhverfi/Losun-lofttegunda
Format: CSV, Excel, HTML, XML

Data available is only for years 1990-2010 and was last updated in 2012.
61 Government Budget
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 http://hamar.stjr.is/ HTML #34  45% 45%
61 Government Budget
URL: http://hamar.stjr.is/
Format: HTML

The government budget is made available via an interactive website (and also as a printed version). The budget can be regarded as laws and should therefore be exempt from copyright but as there is no explicit statement on copyrigh exemption the budget cannot be regarded as openly licensed.
26 Company Register
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 http://rsk.is/fyrirtaekjaskra/... HTML, PDF #34  40% 45%
26 Company Register
URL: http://rsk.is/fyrirtaekjaskra/
Format: HTML, PDF

Limited data can be accessed via a web form (search). Bulk data is available under a very restrictive licence and for a fee.

There are database rights associated with the collection, pursuant to Copyright Law.
72 Legislation
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 http://www.althingi.is/vefur/l... HTML #15  65% 35%
72 Legislation
URL: http://www.althingi.is/vefur/lagasafn.html
Format: HTML

Legislation by law is exempt from copyright but that is not explicitly stated and therefore it cannot be considered openly licensed. Statutes are not available in bulk nor can be accessed easily. The bulk version of the legislation is only updated 2-3 times a year.

Statutes are available at http://reglugerd.is
16 Government Spending
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 n/a CSV #19  10% 10%
16 Government Spending
Format: CSV

Only aggregated government spending is available at http://rikisreikningur.is

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