Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Iceland
Iceland: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of was 1.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.7%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
40th
of 43 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2016
All-time low
1.6%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Iceland, 2015–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Iceland is 1.7%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Iceland ranks 40th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.2% | — |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -30.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 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 persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Iceland?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Iceland was 1.7% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of?
- Iceland ranks 40th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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