Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Iceland
Iceland: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 358,345 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Iceland, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds in Iceland is 358,345, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Iceland peaked at 358,345 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 287,576, in 2003.
Iceland ranks 116th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 | 302,732 | 287,576 | 316,969 | 7 |
| 2010s | 331,576 | 315,760 | 358,345 | 10 |
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 in Iceland?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Iceland was 358,345 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 358,345 in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 287,576 in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Iceland ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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