Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Iceland
Iceland: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 360,275 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Iceland, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Iceland stood at 360,275. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Iceland peaked at 360,275 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 289,412, in 2003.
That places Iceland 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 303,937 | 289,412 | 318,189 | 7 |
| 2010s | 332,904 | 317,566 | 360,275 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 117 Luxembourg 665,863 compare
- 118 Montenegro 609,465 compare
- 119 Malta 550,570 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.54 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,430 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -18.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.024 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Iceland?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Iceland was 360,275 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 360,275 in 2019.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 289,412 in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Iceland ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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