Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status in Iceland
Iceland: Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status was 0.4 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.4
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
33rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
1.4
in 2015
All-time low
0.4
in 2021
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status in Iceland, 2015–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2021, severe material and social deprivation by tenure status in Iceland stood at 0.4. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
That places Iceland 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.84 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2 |
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 35.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.024 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation by tenure status in Iceland?
- Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status in Iceland was 0.4 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by tenure status recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by tenure status recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for severe material and social deprivation by tenure status?
- Iceland ranks 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by tenure status rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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