Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Iceland
Iceland: Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
43rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Iceland, 2015–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Iceland stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
That places Iceland 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | — |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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)
- 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 severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Iceland?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Iceland was 0.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability?
- Iceland ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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