Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Iceland
Iceland: Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived was 7.7 Average in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
7.7 Average
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
42nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
7.7 Average
in 2015
All-time low
7.4 Average
in 2017
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Iceland, 2015–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Average.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 7.7 Average for mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Iceland ranks 42nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.7 Average | — |
| 2016 | 7.5 Average | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.4 Average | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.4 Average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5 Average | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.7 Average | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5 Average | 7.4 Average | 7.7 Average | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.7 Average | 7.7 Average | 7.7 Average | 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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- 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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Iceland?
- Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Iceland was 7.7 Average in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mean number of deprivation items among the deprived recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 Average in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean number of deprivation items among the deprived recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 Average in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for mean number of deprivation items among the deprived?
- Iceland ranks 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean number of deprivation items among the deprived rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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