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Iceland
Iceland's phone-based electronic ID (rafræn skilríki) is held by about 95% of people aged 13 and over (2022 figure). A national EU wallet is at closed-pilot stage; the EEA deadline is December 2027. The central bank is only monitoring CBDC.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Iceland
- Program
- Rafræn skilríki; Ísland.is app; planned EU wallet
- Status
- Used by most adults
- National ID card
- ID card voluntary
- Biometrics
- Yes
- Law
- EEA incorporation of EU Regulation 2024/1183
A 2022 Ísland.is release said 95% of Icelanders aged 13 and over had an eID and 47% of licence holders had a digital licence. The EUDI wallet tracker lists a national wallet by Digital Iceland as closed pilot, with launch announced for 2026 and an EEA deadline of December 2027.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- Research
The HRF tracker says the Central Bank of Iceland is monitoring other countries and a 2018 report did not recommend a CBDC; no later decision found.
UN and WHO
How Iceland has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 82.3 · rank 9 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 2
Sovereignty score
How the -2 adds up
- -1Government digital ID used by most adults source ↗
- -1Prices carbon nationally (tax or emissions trading) source ↗
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