Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Iceland
Iceland: Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 1 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
2.7
in 2005
All-time low
0.7
in 2018
Years of data
17
2004–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1 for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in 2020.
That represents a change of down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Iceland peaked at 2.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2018.
That places Iceland 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.83 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.61 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.57 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.024 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 24.83 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0701 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0701 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0858 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1068 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Iceland?
- Severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Iceland was 1 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Iceland ranks 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. 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 deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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