Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Iceland
Iceland: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
up 300.0%
World rank
40th
of 43 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Iceland, 2015–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.4% for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in 2020.
The figure is up 300.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Iceland ranks 40th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.8% | — |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -37.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -75.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +300.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 22% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 23% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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 two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Iceland?
- Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Iceland was 0.4% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age?
- Iceland ranks 40th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age, sex and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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