Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iceland
Iceland: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 0.3539 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iceland, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iceland is 0.3539, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 42.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iceland peaked at 0.7802 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0689, in 2017.
Iceland ranks 111th 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.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.3847 | — |
| 2004 | 0.4379 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2286 | -47.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4591 | +100.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2853 | -37.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2003 | -29.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2989 | +49.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5632 | +88.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7802 | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4337 | -44.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1688 | -61.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1929 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1865 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1955 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0689 | -64.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6123 | +788.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3539 | -42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3278 | 0.2003 | 0.4591 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3556 | 0.0689 | 0.7802 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 108 Korea 0.5 compare
- 109 Finland 0.4445 compare
- 110 Norway 0.3676 compare
- 112 Netherlands 0.3102 compare
- 113 Taiwan, China 0.3 compare
- 114 Switzerland 0.2941 compare
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 share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iceland?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Iceland was 0.3539 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7802 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0689 in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Iceland ranks 111th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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