Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Iceland
Iceland: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 62.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Iceland, 1984–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Iceland is 62.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Iceland peaked at 62.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2004.
Iceland ranks 6th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.6% | 40.6% | 40.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.7% | 41.7% | 41.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 62.3% | 62.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.54 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,430 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.024 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.8% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0701 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0701 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0858 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1068 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Iceland?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Iceland was 62.3% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- Iceland ranks 6th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% of respondents replying "Most people can be trusted" when asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?" Possible answers include "Most people can be trusted", "Do not know" and "Need to be very careful".