Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Iceland
Iceland: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 342,606 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Iceland, 2003–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 342,606 for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Iceland peaked at 342,606 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 286,846, in 2003.
Iceland ranks 110th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 302,181 | 286,846 | 316,153 | 7 |
| 2010s | 325,330 | 314,543 | 342,606 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.57 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.024 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 24.83 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0701 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0701 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0858 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1068 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Iceland?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Iceland was 342,606 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 342,606 in 2017.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 286,846 in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Iceland ranks 110th out of 119 countries with data for 2017.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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