Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Iceland
Iceland: Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions was 11.7 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Iceland, 2010–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Iceland stood at 11.7.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Iceland peaked at 13.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2018.
Iceland ranks 41st of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.44 | 11 | 13.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 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 share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Iceland?
- Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Iceland was 11.7 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share people multidimensional poverty national definitions recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share people multidimensional poverty national definitions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for share people multidimensional poverty national definitions?
- Iceland ranks 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share people multidimensional poverty national definitions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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