Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Iceland
Iceland: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.0799 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Iceland, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Iceland stood at 0.0799.
That represents a change of down 70.2% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Iceland peaked at 0.2682 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 107th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0954 | 0.037 | 0.1843 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0842 | 0 | 0.2682 | 10 |
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 share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Iceland?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Iceland was 0.0799 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2682 in 2018.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Iceland ranks 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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