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Iceland vs Norway

172 shared metrics.

IcelandLeads in 77

vs172 shared

NorwayLeads in 95

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Iceland

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Name origin: Floki VILGERDARSON, an early Norse explorer of the island in the 10th century, applied the name "Land of Ice," from the local words ís (ice) and land (land).

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Iceland sits on the active geologic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates.

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Norway

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Norway.

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Norway's coastline is about 100,915 km when fjords and islands are included.

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Analysis

Norway leads in 95 of 172 shared metrics, while Iceland leads in 77.

Iceland's Agricultural Land (%) is 5.0x that of Norway (16.25% vs 2.7%).

Iceland's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 2.4x that of Norway (8.1% of GDP vs 2.4% of GDP).

Iceland's Energy Use (Per Capita) is 2.2x that of Norway (15.7K kg oil eq/person vs 4.9K kg oil eq/person).

Iceland's Long Work Hours is 1.6x that of Norway (10.51% of employees vs 4.1% of employees).

Iceland's Teen Birth Rate is 1.4x that of Norway (3.4 per 1k vs 1.4 per 1k).

Key Comparisons

Agricultural Land (%)Iceland leads

Iceland

16.25%

Norway

2.7%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Iceland leads

Iceland

8.1% of GDP

Norway

2.4% of GDP

Energy Use (Per Capita)Iceland leads

Iceland

15.7K kg oil eq/person

Norway

4.9K kg oil eq/person

Long Work HoursIceland leads

Iceland

10.51% of employees

Norway

4.1% of employees

Teen Birth RateIceland leads

Iceland

3.4 per 1k

Norway

1.4 per 1k

Government Debt (% GDP)Iceland leads

Iceland

80.7% of GDP

Norway

36.5% of GDP

All Metrics

Agricultural Land (%)

Iceland

16.25%

Norway

2.7%

503% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Iceland

8.1% of GDP

Norway

2.4% of GDP

240% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Iceland

15.7K kg oil eq/person

Norway

4.9K kg oil eq/person

221% higher

Long Work Hours

Iceland

10.51% of employees

Norway

4.1% of employees

159% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Iceland

3.4 per 1k

Norway

1.4 per 1k

140% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Iceland

80.7% of GDP

Norway

36.5% of GDP

121% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Iceland

51.0K kWh/person

Norway

23.5K kWh/person

117% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Iceland

54.11 per 100k

Norway

25.32 per 100k

114% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Iceland

53.97%

Norway

25.41%

112% higher

Homicide Rate

Iceland

1.2 per 100k

Norway

0.60 per 100k

100% higher

Foreign Patents

Norway

Iceland

2.0

Norway

634

100% lower

Forest Area

Norway

Iceland

533.13 km²

Norway

122.0K km²

100% lower

Irrigated Land

Norway

Iceland

0.50 km²

Norway

337 km²

100% lower

Wind Electricity Share

Norway

Iceland

0.05%

Norway

8.4%

99% lower

All-Time Olympic Medals

Norway

Iceland

4.0 medals

Norway

618 medals

99% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Norway

Iceland

Norway

1.7K

98% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Norway

Iceland

0.53%

Norway

33.5%

98% lower

Domestic Patents

Norway

Iceland

Norway

946

96% lower

Scientific Publications

Norway

Iceland

765.6

Norway

14.1K

95% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Iceland

99.17 per 100k people

Norway

51 per 100k people

94% higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Population

Norway

Iceland

364.0K

Norway

5.51M

93% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Norway

Iceland

$33,255,181,468.94

Norway

$483,592,648,313.3

93% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Norway

Iceland

3.00M kW

Norway

41.10M kW

93% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Norway

Iceland

3.3 Mt CO2e

Norway

40 Mt CO2e

92% lower

Inflation Rate

Iceland

5.9%

Norway

3.1%

90% higher

Water Withdrawal

Norway

Iceland

0.29 B m³

Norway

2.7 B m³

89% lower

Electricity Generation

Norway

Iceland

19.56 TWh

Norway

156.12 TWh

87% lower

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Iceland

8.7% of male wages

Norway

4.7% of male wages

85% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Norway

Iceland

0.05%

Norway

0.33%

85% lower

Coastline Length

Norway

Iceland

5.0K km

Norway

25.1K km

80% lower

Homicide Rate

Iceland

1.3 per 100k

Norway

0.72 per 100k

78% higher

Water Stress (%)

Norway

Iceland

0.17%

Norway

0.70%

76% lower

Population Density

Norway

Iceland

3.8 /km²

Norway

15.15 /km²

75% lower

Official Languages Count

Norway

Iceland

1.0

Norway

4.0

75% lower

Job Strain

Iceland

23.81% of employees

Norway

13.83% of employees

72% higher

Lack of Support

Norway

Iceland

1.7% of adults 15+

Norway

6.0% of adults 15+

72% lower

Land Area

Norway

Iceland

100.8K km²

Norway

364.3K km²

72% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Iceland

84.3 kg/person/yr

Norway

50.57 kg/person/yr

67% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Iceland

2.6% of GDP

Norway

1.6% of GDP

67% higher

Job Insecurity

Norway

Iceland

0.99% of earnings at risk

Norway

2.8% of earnings at risk

65% lower

Tourist Arrivals

Norway

Iceland

488.0K

Norway

1.40M

65% lower

Capital Elevation

Norway

Iceland

8.0 m

Norway

23 m

65% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Norway

Iceland

3.0 sites

Norway

8.0 sites

62% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Iceland

2.4 per 100k

Norway

1.5 per 100k

60% higher

Shipping Traffic

Norway

Iceland

390.0K

Norway

933.3K

58% lower

Relationship Dissatisfaction

Iceland

3.5% of adults 16+

Norway

2.2% of adults 16+

57% higher

Fuel Poverty

Norway

Iceland

1.0% of adults 16+

Norway

2.2% of adults 16+

55% lower

Low Life Satisfaction

Norway

Iceland

2.7% of adults 16+

Norway

5.8% of adults 16+

53% lower

Chronic Pain

Iceland

41% of adults 15+

Norway

27% of adults 15+

52% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Iceland

2.7 per 1M people

Norway

1.8 per 1M people

51% higher

Airports

Norway

Iceland

Norway

147

48% lower

Beer Consumption

Iceland

4.1 L/person/yr

Norway

2.8 L/person/yr

45% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Iceland

9.7 t/person/yr

Norway

6.7 t/person/yr

45% higher

Housing Cost Burden

Iceland

22.72% of households

Norway

15.95% of households

42% higher

Green Space Access

Norway

Iceland

39.44% of urban pop.

Norway

66.43% of urban pop.

41% lower

Political Corruption Index

Iceland

0.01

Norway

0.01

40% higher

Poverty Rate

Norway

Iceland

4.9% of population

Norway

8.0% of population

39% lower

Political Voice

Norway

Iceland

22.69% who feel heard by government

Norway

34.8% who feel heard by government

35% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Iceland

91.02 kg/person/yr

Norway

67.47 kg/person/yr

35% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Norway

Iceland

8.7% of youth labor force

Norway

13.42% of youth labor force

35% lower

Smoking Rate

Norway

Iceland

9.4%

Norway

14.2%

34% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Iceland

82.4%

Norway

61.4%

34% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

Iceland

7.3% of GDP

Norway

5.5% of GDP

34% higher

Low Reading Skills

Iceland

23.26% of students

Norway

17.5% of students

33% higher

Low Math Skills

Iceland

23.26% of students

Norway

17.5% of students

33% higher

Low Science Skills

Iceland

23.26% of students

Norway

17.5% of students

33% higher

Long-Term Unemployment

Norway

Iceland

0.43% of workforce

Norway

0.64% of workforce

32% lower

Overcrowded Housing

Iceland

9.2% of households

Norway

7.0% of households

31% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Norway

Iceland

8.7% of adults

Norway

12.3% of adults

29% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Iceland

43.52% of GDP

Norway

33.87% of GDP

28% higher

Depression Rate

Iceland

7.6% of adults 15+

Norway

6.2% of adults 15+

23% higher

Poor Health

Norway

Iceland

7.5% reporting poor health

Norway

9.7% reporting poor health

23% lower

Death Rate

Norway

Iceland

6.6 per 1k

Norway

8.6 per 1k

23% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Norway

Iceland

26.8% of adults

Norway

34.83% of adults

23% lower

Loneliness

Iceland

3.8% of adults 16+

Norway

3.1% of adults 16+

22% higher

Unemployment Rate

Norway

Iceland

3.1%

Norway

4.0%

22% lower

Fertility Rate

Iceland

1.9 children/woman

Norway

1.6 children/woman

22% higher

Women in Senior Management

Iceland

37.35% of managers

Norway

30.77% of managers

21% higher

Average Earnings

Iceland

$89,946.91

Norway

$74,863.73

20% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Norway

Iceland

76.52%

Norway

95.06%

20% lower

Birth Rate

Iceland

12.47 per 1k

Norway

10.35 per 1k

20% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Norway

Iceland

37 per 100 people

Norway

45.44 per 100 people

19% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Norway

Iceland

$81,924.41

Norway

$101,031.46

19% lower

Road Deaths

Iceland

2.4 per 100k

Norway

2.0 per 100k

18% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Norway

Iceland

2.8 per 1k

Norway

3.4 per 1k

18% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Norway

Iceland

29.4% of adults

Norway

35.5% of adults

17% lower

Protected Land (%)

Iceland

20.9%

Norway

17.8%

17% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Norway

Iceland

$7,196.91

Norway

$8,692.58

17% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Norway

Iceland

15.64%

Norway

18.79%

17% lower

Time Dissatisfaction

Iceland

10.99% of adults 16+

Norway

9.4% of adults 16+

16% higher

GNI Per Capita

Norway

Iceland

$82,200

Norway

$98,170

16% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Norway

Iceland

15.95 per 1k

Norway

18.89 per 1k

16% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Norway

Iceland

5.1 µg/m³

Norway

6.1 µg/m³

16% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

Norway

Iceland

0.72

Norway

0.85

15% lower

Highest Elevation

Norway

Iceland

2.1K m

Norway

2.5K m

15% lower

Obesity Rate

Iceland

22.59%

Norway

19.77%

14% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Norway

Iceland

225.82 kg/person/yr

Norway

261.34 kg/person/yr

14% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Norway

Iceland

23.18% of GDP

Norway

27.05% of GDP

14% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Iceland

863.05 per 1k people

Norway

758.35 per 1k people

14% higher

Low-Wage Workers

Iceland

7.6% of workers

Norway

6.7% of workers

13% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Iceland

9.0% of GDP

Norway

7.9% of GDP

13% higher

Urban Population (%)

Iceland

94.18%

Norway

83.33%

13% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

Norway

Iceland

3.5 vs bottom 20%

Norway

4.0 vs bottom 20%

12% lower

Happiness Inequality

Norway

Iceland

1.8 vs bottom 20%

Norway

2.0 vs bottom 20%

12% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Norway

Iceland

4.4 per 1k

Norway

5.0 per 1k

12% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Iceland

80.5%

Norway

71.81%

12% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

Iceland

36.32 hrs/week

Norway

32.7 hrs/week

11% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Iceland

123.38 per 100 people

Norway

111 per 100 people

11% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Norway

Iceland

42.45% of GDP

Norway

47.49% of GDP

11% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Norway

Iceland

0.85

Norway

0.95

11% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Iceland

74% of adults

Norway

66.74% of adults

11% higher

Relationship Inequality

Iceland

1.8 vs bottom 20%

Norway

1.6 vs bottom 20%

10% higher

Suicide Rate

Norway

Iceland

11.91 per 100k

Norway

13.19 per 100k

10% lower

Youth Population (%)

Iceland

17.76%

Norway

16.19%

10% higher

Reading Skills

Norway

Iceland

435.92 pts

Norway

476.52 pts

9% lower

Median Age

Norway

Iceland

35.8 years

Norway

39.5 years

9% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Norway

Iceland

0.81

Norway

0.89

9% lower

Employment Rate (%)

Iceland

87.61% of adults 25-64

Norway

81.32% of adults 25-64

8% higher

Child Mortality

Iceland

2.6 per 1k births

Norway

2.4 per 1k births

8% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Iceland

7.9 L/adult/yr

Norway

7.4 L/adult/yr

8% higher

Science Skills

Norway

Iceland

446.97 pts

Norway

478.23 pts

7% lower

Life Satisfaction

Iceland

8.1 pts

Norway

7.6 pts

7% higher

Dependency Ratio

Norway

Iceland

50.17% of working-age pop.

Norway

53.78% of working-age pop.

7% lower

Researchers

Norway

Iceland

6.9K per 1M

Norway

7.4K per 1M

7% lower

Earnings Inequality

Iceland

2.4 vs bottom 10%

Norway

2.3 vs bottom 10%

6% higher

Time Use Inequality

Iceland

2.6 vs bottom 20%

Norway

2.4 vs bottom 20%

6% higher

Voter Turnout

Iceland

80.78% of votes

Norway

77.16% of votes

5% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Norway

Iceland

77 pts

Norway

81 pts

5% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Norway

Iceland

0.88

Norway

0.93

5% lower

Financial Hardship

Norway

Iceland

9.4% of adults 16+

Norway

9.8% of adults 16+

4% lower

Home Internet Access

Norway

Iceland

94.9% of households

Norway

98.6% of households

4% lower

Social Support

Iceland

98.08% of adults 15+

Norway

93.97% of adults 15+

4% higher

Relationship Satisfaction

Norway

Iceland

8.2 pts

Norway

8.5 pts

4% lower

Air Pollution Exposure

Norway

Iceland

67.66% of population

Norway

70.57% of population

4% lower

Safety at Night

Norway

Iceland

87.5% feeling safe at night

Norway

91.5% feeling safe at night

4% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Norway

Iceland

24 days/yr

Norway

25 days/yr

4% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Iceland

46.03%

Norway

44.38%

4% higher

Life Evaluation Score

Iceland

7.5 pts

Norway

7.2 pts

4% higher

Food Waste per Person

Norway

Iceland

159 kg/person/yr

Norway

165 kg/person/yr

4% lower

Self-Rated Health

Norway

Iceland

72% reporting good health

Norway

74.2% reporting good health

3% lower

Science Score Gap

Norway

Iceland

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Norway

1.8 vs bottom 10%

3% lower

Job Satisfaction

Iceland

8.1 pts

Norway

8.0 pts

2% higher

Time Satisfaction

Norway

Iceland

7.3 pts

Norway

7.5 pts

2% lower

Math Skills

Norway

Iceland

458.91 pts

Norway

468.45 pts

2% lower

Math Score Gap

Norway

Iceland

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Norway

1.7 vs bottom 10%

2% lower

Spirits Consumption

Norway

Iceland

1.2 L/person/yr

Norway

1.2 L/person/yr

2% lower

Skilled Birth Attendance (%)

Norway

Iceland

97.4%

Norway

99.2%

2% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Norway

Iceland

96.71% of adults

Norway

99.14% of adults

2% lower

Informal Employment Share

Norway

Iceland

2.0% of employed people

Norway

2.0% of employed people

2% lower

Youth NEET Rate

Iceland

4.7% of youth 15-24

Norway

4.6% of youth 15-24

1% higher

Internet Users (%)

Iceland

100%

Norway

99%

1% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Iceland

100%

Norway

99.06%

1% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Iceland

98.78%

Norway

98.05%

1% higher

Life Expectancy

Norway

Iceland

82.6 years

Norway

83.1 years

1% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Norway

Iceland

27.82 gCO2/kWh

Norway

28.11 gCO2/kWh

1% lower

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

Iceland

15.44 per 100k

Norway

0 per 100k

ranked higher

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Iceland

0% of population

Norway

0% of population

ranked higher

Human Development Index

Iceland

0.97

Norway

0.97

equal

Reading Score Gap

Norway

Iceland

1.9 vs bottom 10%

Norway

1.9 vs bottom 10%

equal

Time Zones Count

Iceland

1.0 time zones

Norway

1.0 time zones

equal

Coal Electricity Share

Iceland

Norway

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Iceland

100%

Norway

100%

equal

Armed Forces Personnel

Norway

Iceland

Norway

25.0K

ranked lower

Infant Mortality

Iceland

1.9 per 1k births

Norway

1.9 per 1k births

equal

GDP Growth Rate

Norway

Iceland

-0.97%

Norway

2.1%

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

Iceland

0 m

Norway

0 m

ranked higher

Land Border Length

Norway

Iceland

0 km

Norway

2.6K km

ranked lower

Digital Payments Used

Iceland

99.87% of adults

Norway

99.48% of adults

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Norway

Iceland

-3.6% of GDP

Norway

14.1% of GDP

ranked lower

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

Norway

Iceland

0 gold medals

Norway

231 gold medals

ranked lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Norway

Iceland

0 per 1M people

Norway

11.43 per 1M people

ranked lower

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Border Neighbors

Norway

Iceland

Norway

3.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Iceland and Norway across 172 metrics
				Winner
Agricultural Land (%)	16.25%	2.7%	503% higher	Iceland
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	8.1% of GDP	2.4% of GDP	240% higher	Iceland
Energy Use (Per Capita)	15.7K kg oil eq/person	4.9K kg oil eq/person	221% higher	Iceland
Long Work Hours	10.51% of employees	4.1% of employees	159% higher	Iceland
Teen Birth Rate	3.4 per 1k	1.4 per 1k	140% higher	Iceland
Government Debt (% GDP)	80.7% of GDP	36.5% of GDP	121% higher	Iceland
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	51.0K kWh/person	23.5K kWh/person	117% higher	Iceland
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	54.11 per 100k	25.32 per 100k	114% higher	Iceland
High-Tech Exports (%)	53.97%	25.41%	112% higher	Iceland
Homicide Rate	1.2 per 100k	0.60 per 100k	100% higher	Iceland
Foreign Patents	2.0	634	100% lower	Norway
Forest Area	533.13 km²	122.0K km²	100% lower	Norway
Irrigated Land	0.50 km²	337 km²	100% lower	Norway
Wind Electricity Share	0.05%	8.4%	99% lower	Norway
All-Time Olympic Medals	4.0 medals	618 medals	99% lower	Norway
Merchant Fleet Size	39	1.7K	98% lower	Norway
Forest Coverage (%)	0.53%	33.5%	98% lower	Norway
Domestic Patents	34	946	96% lower	Norway
Scientific Publications	765.6	14.1K	95% lower	Norway
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	99.17 per 100k people	51 per 100k people	94% higher	Iceland
Population	364.0K	5.51M	93% lower	Norway
GDP (Nominal)	$33,255,181,468.94	$483,592,648,313.3	93% lower	Norway
Electric Generating Capacity	3.00M kW	41.10M kW	93% lower	Norway
Total CO2 Emissions	3.3 Mt CO2e	40 Mt CO2e	92% lower	Norway
Inflation Rate	5.9%	3.1%	90% higher	Iceland
Water Withdrawal	0.29 B m³	2.7 B m³	89% lower	Norway
Electricity Generation	19.56 TWh	156.12 TWh	87% lower	Norway
Gender Pay Gap (%)	8.7% of male wages	4.7% of male wages	85% higher	Iceland
Solar Electricity Share	0.05%	0.33%	85% lower	Norway
Coastline Length	5.0K km	25.1K km	80% lower	Norway
Homicide Rate	1.3 per 100k	0.72 per 100k	78% higher	Iceland
Water Stress (%)	0.17%	0.70%	76% lower	Norway
Population Density	3.8 /km²	15.15 /km²	75% lower	Norway
Official Languages Count	1.0	4.0	75% lower	Norway
Job Strain	23.81% of employees	13.83% of employees	72% higher	Iceland
Lack of Support	1.7% of adults 15+	6.0% of adults 15+	72% lower	Norway
Land Area	100.8K km²	364.3K km²	72% lower	Norway
Seafood Consumption per Person	84.3 kg/person/yr	50.57 kg/person/yr	67% higher	Iceland
R&D Spending (% GDP)	2.6% of GDP	1.6% of GDP	67% higher	Iceland
Job Insecurity	0.99% of earnings at risk	2.8% of earnings at risk	65% lower	Norway
Tourist Arrivals	488.0K	1.40M	65% lower	Norway
Capital Elevation	8.0 m	23 m	65% lower	Norway
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	3.0 sites	8.0 sites	62% lower	Norway
Road Traffic Death Rate	2.4 per 100k	1.5 per 100k	60% higher	Iceland
Shipping Traffic	390.0K	933.3K	58% lower	Norway
Relationship Dissatisfaction	3.5% of adults 16+	2.2% of adults 16+	57% higher	Iceland
Fuel Poverty	1.0% of adults 16+	2.2% of adults 16+	55% lower	Norway
Low Life Satisfaction	2.7% of adults 16+	5.8% of adults 16+	53% lower	Norway
Chronic Pain	41% of adults 15+	27% of adults 15+	52% higher	Iceland
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	2.7 per 1M people	1.8 per 1M people	51% higher	Iceland
Airports	77	147	48% lower	Norway
Beer Consumption	4.1 L/person/yr	2.8 L/person/yr	45% higher	Iceland
CO2 Per Capita	9.7 t/person/yr	6.7 t/person/yr	45% higher	Iceland
Housing Cost Burden	22.72% of households	15.95% of households	42% higher	Iceland
Green Space Access	39.44% of urban pop.	66.43% of urban pop.	41% lower	Norway
Political Corruption Index	0.01	0.01	40% higher	Iceland
Poverty Rate	4.9% of population	8.0% of population	39% lower	Norway
Political Voice	22.69% who feel heard by government	34.8% who feel heard by government	35% lower	Norway
Meat Consumption per Person	91.02 kg/person/yr	67.47 kg/person/yr	35% higher	Iceland
Youth Unemployment Rate	8.7% of youth labor force	13.42% of youth labor force	35% lower	Norway
Smoking Rate	9.4%	14.2%	34% lower	Norway
Renewable Energy (%)	82.4%	61.4%	34% higher	Iceland
Education Spending (% GDP)	7.3% of GDP	5.5% of GDP	34% higher	Iceland
Low Reading Skills	23.26% of students	17.5% of students	33% higher	Iceland
Low Math Skills	23.26% of students	17.5% of students	33% higher	Iceland
Low Science Skills	23.26% of students	17.5% of students	33% higher	Iceland
Long-Term Unemployment	0.43% of workforce	0.64% of workforce	32% lower	Norway
Overcrowded Housing	9.2% of households	7.0% of households	31% higher	Iceland
Tobacco Use Prevalence	8.7% of adults	12.3% of adults	29% lower	Norway
Imports (% GDP)	43.52% of GDP	33.87% of GDP	28% higher	Iceland
Depression Rate	7.6% of adults 15+	6.2% of adults 15+	23% higher	Iceland
Poor Health	7.5% reporting poor health	9.7% reporting poor health	23% lower	Norway
Death Rate	6.6 per 1k	8.6 per 1k	23% lower	Norway
Insufficient Physical Activity	26.8% of adults	34.83% of adults	23% lower	Norway
Loneliness	3.8% of adults 16+	3.1% of adults 16+	22% higher	Iceland
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	4.0%	22% lower	Norway
Fertility Rate	1.9 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	22% higher	Iceland
Women in Senior Management	37.35% of managers	30.77% of managers	21% higher	Iceland
Average Earnings	$89,946.91	$74,863.73	20% higher	Iceland
University Enrollment Rate	76.52%	95.06%	20% lower	Norway
Birth Rate	12.47 per 1k	10.35 per 1k	20% higher	Iceland
Broadband Access (%)	37 per 100 people	45.44 per 100 people	19% lower	Norway
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$81,924.41	$101,031.46	19% lower	Norway
Road Deaths	2.4 per 100k	2.0 per 100k	18% higher	Iceland
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.8 per 1k	3.4 per 1k	18% lower	Norway
Hypertension Prevalence	29.4% of adults	35.5% of adults	17% lower	Norway
Protected Land (%)	20.9%	17.8%	17% higher	Iceland
Health Spending Per Capita	$7,196.91	$8,692.58	17% lower	Norway
Elderly Population (%)	15.64%	18.79%	17% lower	Norway
Time Dissatisfaction	10.99% of adults 16+	9.4% of adults 16+	16% higher	Iceland
GNI Per Capita	$82,200	$98,170	16% lower	Norway
Nurses & Midwives	15.95 per 1k	18.89 per 1k	16% lower	Norway
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	5.1 µg/m³	6.1 µg/m³	16% lower	Norway
Liberal Democracy Index	0.72	0.85	15% lower	Norway
Highest Elevation	2.1K m	2.5K m	15% lower	Norway
Obesity Rate	22.59%	19.77%	14% higher	Iceland
Milk Consumption per Person	225.82 kg/person/yr	261.34 kg/person/yr	14% lower	Norway
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	23.18% of GDP	27.05% of GDP	14% lower	Norway
Vehicles per 1,000 People	863.05 per 1k people	758.35 per 1k people	14% higher	Iceland
Low-Wage Workers	7.6% of workers	6.7% of workers	13% higher	Iceland
Health Spending (% GDP)	9.0% of GDP	7.9% of GDP	13% higher	Iceland
Urban Population (%)	94.18%	83.33%	13% higher	Iceland
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	3.5 vs bottom 20%	4.0 vs bottom 20%	12% lower	Norway
Happiness Inequality	1.8 vs bottom 20%	2.0 vs bottom 20%	12% lower	Norway
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.4 per 1k	5.0 per 1k	12% lower	Norway
Renewable Energy (%)	80.5%	71.81%	12% higher	Iceland
Average Weekly Work Hours	36.32 hrs/week	32.7 hrs/week	11% higher	Iceland
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	123.38 per 100 people	111 per 100 people	11% higher	Iceland
Exports (% GDP)	42.45% of GDP	47.49% of GDP	11% lower	Norway
Freedom of Expression Index	0.85	0.95	11% lower	Norway
Credit Card Ownership	74% of adults	66.74% of adults	11% higher	Iceland
Relationship Inequality	1.8 vs bottom 20%	1.6 vs bottom 20%	10% higher	Iceland
Suicide Rate	11.91 per 100k	13.19 per 100k	10% lower	Norway
Youth Population (%)	17.76%	16.19%	10% higher	Iceland
Reading Skills	435.92 pts	476.52 pts	9% lower	Norway
Median Age	35.8 years	39.5 years	9% lower	Norway
Electoral Democracy Index	0.81	0.89	9% lower	Norway
Employment Rate (%)	87.61% of adults 25-64	81.32% of adults 25-64	8% higher	Iceland
Child Mortality	2.6 per 1k births	2.4 per 1k births	8% higher	Iceland
Alcohol Consumption	7.9 L/adult/yr	7.4 L/adult/yr	8% higher	Iceland
Science Skills	446.97 pts	478.23 pts	7% lower	Norway
Life Satisfaction	8.1 pts	7.6 pts	7% higher	Iceland
Dependency Ratio	50.17% of working-age pop.	53.78% of working-age pop.	7% lower	Norway
Researchers	6.9K per 1M	7.4K per 1M	7% lower	Norway
Earnings Inequality	2.4 vs bottom 10%	2.3 vs bottom 10%	6% higher	Iceland
Time Use Inequality	2.6 vs bottom 20%	2.4 vs bottom 20%	6% higher	Iceland
Voter Turnout	80.78% of votes	77.16% of votes	5% higher	Iceland
Corruption Perceptions Index	77 pts	81 pts	5% lower	Norway
Women's Political Empowerment	0.88	0.93	5% lower	Norway
Financial Hardship	9.4% of adults 16+	9.8% of adults 16+	4% lower	Norway
Home Internet Access	94.9% of households	98.6% of households	4% lower	Norway
Social Support	98.08% of adults 15+	93.97% of adults 15+	4% higher	Iceland
Relationship Satisfaction	8.2 pts	8.5 pts	4% lower	Norway
Air Pollution Exposure	67.66% of population	70.57% of population	4% lower	Norway
Safety at Night	87.5% feeling safe at night	91.5% feeling safe at night	4% lower	Norway
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	24 days/yr	25 days/yr	4% lower	Norway
Women in Parliament (%)	46.03%	44.38%	4% higher	Iceland
Life Evaluation Score	7.5 pts	7.2 pts	4% higher	Iceland
Food Waste per Person	159 kg/person/yr	165 kg/person/yr	4% lower	Norway
Self-Rated Health	72% reporting good health	74.2% reporting good health	3% lower	Norway
Science Score Gap	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	3% lower	Norway
Job Satisfaction	8.1 pts	8.0 pts	2% higher	Iceland
Time Satisfaction	7.3 pts	7.5 pts	2% lower	Norway
Math Skills	458.91 pts	468.45 pts	2% lower	Norway
Math Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	2% lower	Norway
Spirits Consumption	1.2 L/person/yr	1.2 L/person/yr	2% lower	Norway
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)	97.4%	99.2%	2% lower	Norway
Can Raise Emergency Money	96.71% of adults	99.14% of adults	2% lower	Norway
Informal Employment Share	2.0% of employed people	2.0% of employed people	2% lower	Norway
Youth NEET Rate	4.7% of youth 15-24	4.6% of youth 15-24	1% higher	Iceland
Internet Users (%)	100%	99%	1% higher	Iceland
Safe Drinking Water (%)	100%	99.06%	1% higher	Iceland
Sanitation Access (%)	98.78%	98.05%	1% higher	Iceland
Life Expectancy	82.6 years	83.1 years	1% lower	Norway
Electricity Carbon Intensity	27.82 gCO2/kWh	28.11 gCO2/kWh	1% lower	Norway
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	15.44 per 100k	0 per 100k	ranked higher	Iceland
Extreme Temperature Exposure	0% of population	0% of population	ranked higher	Iceland
Human Development Index	0.97	0.97	equal	Iceland
Reading Score Gap	1.9 vs bottom 10%	1.9 vs bottom 10%	equal	Norway
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Iceland
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Iceland
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Iceland
Armed Forces Personnel	0	25.0K	ranked lower	Norway
Infant Mortality	1.9 per 1k births	1.9 per 1k births	equal	Iceland
GDP Growth Rate	-0.97%	2.1%	ranked lower	Norway
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Iceland
Land Border Length	0 km	2.6K km	ranked lower	Norway
Digital Payments Used	99.87% of adults	99.48% of adults	equal	Iceland
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3.6% of GDP	14.1% of GDP	ranked lower	Norway
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	0 gold medals	231 gold medals	ranked lower	Norway
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	11.43 per 1M people	ranked lower	Norway
Border Neighbors	0	3.0	ranked lower	Norway

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Analysis

Norway leads in 95 of 172 shared metrics, while Iceland leads in 77.

Iceland's Agricultural Land (%) is 5.0x that of Norway (16.25% vs 2.7%).

Iceland's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 2.4x that of Norway (8.1% of GDP vs 2.4% of GDP).

Iceland's Energy Use (Per Capita) is 2.2x that of Norway (15.7K kg oil eq/person vs 4.9K kg oil eq/person).

Iceland's Long Work Hours is 1.6x that of Norway (10.51% of employees vs 4.1% of employees).

Iceland's Teen Birth Rate is 1.4x that of Norway (3.4 per 1k vs 1.4 per 1k).

Key Comparisons

Agricultural Land (%)Iceland leads

Iceland

16.25%

Norway

2.7%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Iceland leads

Iceland

8.1% of GDP

Norway

2.4% of GDP

Energy Use (Per Capita)Iceland leads

Iceland

15.7K kg oil eq/person

Norway

4.9K kg oil eq/person

Long Work HoursIceland leads

Iceland

10.51% of employees

Norway

4.1% of employees

Teen Birth RateIceland leads

Iceland

3.4 per 1k

Norway

1.4 per 1k

Government Debt (% GDP)Iceland leads

Iceland

80.7% of GDP

Norway

36.5% of GDP

Agricultural Land (%)

16.25%

2.7%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

8.1% of GDP

2.4% of GDP

Energy Use (Per Capita)

15.7K kg oil eq/person

4.9K kg oil eq/person

Long Work Hours

10.51% of employees

4.1% of employees

Teen Birth Rate

3.4 per 1k

1.4 per 1k

Government Debt (% GDP)

80.7% of GDP

36.5% of GDP

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

51.0K kWh/person

23.5K kWh/person

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

54.11 per 100k

25.32 per 100k

High-Tech Exports (%)

53.97%

25.41%

Homicide Rate

1.2 per 100k

0.60 per 100k

Foreign Patents

2.0

634

Forest Area

533.13 km²

122.0K km²

Irrigated Land

0.50 km²

337 km²

Wind Electricity Share

0.05%

8.4%

All-Time Olympic Medals

4.0 medals

618 medals

Merchant Fleet Size

1.7K

Forest Coverage (%)

0.53%

33.5%

Domestic Patents

946

Scientific Publications

765.6

14.1K

99.17 per 100k people

51 per 100k people

Population

364.0K

5.51M

GDP (Nominal)

$33,255,181,468.94

$483,592,648,313.3

Electric Generating Capacity

3.00M kW

41.10M kW

Total CO2 Emissions

3.3 Mt CO2e

40 Mt CO2e

Inflation Rate

5.9%

3.1%

Water Withdrawal

0.29 B m³

2.7 B m³

Electricity Generation

19.56 TWh

156.12 TWh

Gender Pay Gap (%)

8.7% of male wages

4.7% of male wages

Solar Electricity Share

0.05%

0.33%

Coastline Length

5.0K km

25.1K km

Homicide Rate

1.3 per 100k

0.72 per 100k

Water Stress (%)

0.17%

0.70%

Population Density

3.8 /km²

15.15 /km²

Official Languages Count

1.0

4.0

Job Strain

23.81% of employees

13.83% of employees

Lack of Support

1.7% of adults 15+

6.0% of adults 15+

Land Area

100.8K km²

364.3K km²

Seafood Consumption per Person

84.3 kg/person/yr

50.57 kg/person/yr

R&D Spending (% GDP)

2.6% of GDP

1.6% of GDP

Job Insecurity

0.99% of earnings at risk

2.8% of earnings at risk

Tourist Arrivals

488.0K

1.40M

Capital Elevation

8.0 m

23 m

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

3.0 sites

8.0 sites

Road Traffic Death Rate

2.4 per 100k

1.5 per 100k

Shipping Traffic

390.0K

933.3K

Relationship Dissatisfaction

3.5% of adults 16+

2.2% of adults 16+

Fuel Poverty

1.0% of adults 16+

2.2% of adults 16+

Low Life Satisfaction

2.7% of adults 16+

5.8% of adults 16+

Chronic Pain

41% of adults 15+

27% of adults 15+

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

2.7 per 1M people

1.8 per 1M people

Airports

147

Beer Consumption

4.1 L/person/yr

2.8 L/person/yr

CO2 Per Capita

9.7 t/person/yr

6.7 t/person/yr

Housing Cost Burden

22.72% of households

15.95% of households

Green Space Access

39.44% of urban pop.

66.43% of urban pop.

Political Corruption Index

0.01

Poverty Rate

4.9% of population

8.0% of population

Political Voice

22.69% who feel heard by government

34.8% who feel heard by government

Meat Consumption per Person

91.02 kg/person/yr

67.47 kg/person/yr

Youth Unemployment Rate

8.7% of youth labor force

13.42% of youth labor force

Smoking Rate

9.4%

14.2%

Renewable Energy (%)

82.4%

61.4%

Education Spending (% GDP)

7.3% of GDP

5.5% of GDP

Low Reading Skills

23.26% of students

17.5% of students

Low Math Skills

23.26% of students

17.5% of students

Low Science Skills

23.26% of students

17.5% of students

Long-Term Unemployment

0.43% of workforce

0.64% of workforce

Overcrowded Housing

9.2% of households

7.0% of households

Tobacco Use Prevalence

8.7% of adults

12.3% of adults

Imports (% GDP)

43.52% of GDP

33.87% of GDP

Depression Rate

7.6% of adults 15+

6.2% of adults 15+

Poor Health

7.5% reporting poor health

9.7% reporting poor health

Death Rate

6.6 per 1k

8.6 per 1k

Insufficient Physical Activity

26.8% of adults

34.83% of adults

Loneliness

3.8% of adults 16+

3.1% of adults 16+

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

4.0%

Fertility Rate

1.9 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Women in Senior Management

37.35% of managers

30.77% of managers

Average Earnings

$89,946.91

$74,863.73

University Enrollment Rate

76.52%

95.06%

Birth Rate

12.47 per 1k

10.35 per 1k

Broadband Access (%)

37 per 100 people

45.44 per 100 people

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$81,924.41

$101,031.46

Road Deaths

2.4 per 100k

2.0 per 100k

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

2.8 per 1k

3.4 per 1k

Hypertension Prevalence

29.4% of adults

35.5% of adults

Protected Land (%)

20.9%

17.8%

Health Spending Per Capita

$7,196.91

$8,692.58

Elderly Population (%)

15.64%

18.79%

Time Dissatisfaction

10.99% of adults 16+

9.4% of adults 16+

GNI Per Capita

$82,200

$98,170

Nurses & Midwives

15.95 per 1k

18.89 per 1k

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

5.1 µg/m³

6.1 µg/m³

Liberal Democracy Index

0.72

0.85

Highest Elevation

2.1K m

2.5K m

Obesity Rate

22.59%

19.77%

Milk Consumption per Person

225.82 kg/person/yr

261.34 kg/person/yr

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

23.18% of GDP

27.05% of GDP

Vehicles per 1,000 People

863.05 per 1k people

758.35 per 1k people

Low-Wage Workers

7.6% of workers

6.7% of workers

Health Spending (% GDP)

9.0% of GDP

7.9% of GDP

Urban Population (%)

94.18%

83.33%

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

3.5 vs bottom 20%

4.0 vs bottom 20%

Happiness Inequality

1.8 vs bottom 20%

2.0 vs bottom 20%

Doctors (per 1,000)

4.4 per 1k

5.0 per 1k

Renewable Energy (%)

80.5%

71.81%

Average Weekly Work Hours

36.32 hrs/week

32.7 hrs/week

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

123.38 per 100 people

111 per 100 people

Exports (% GDP)

42.45% of GDP

47.49% of GDP

Freedom of Expression Index

0.85

0.95

Credit Card Ownership

74% of adults

66.74% of adults

Relationship Inequality

1.8 vs bottom 20%

1.6 vs bottom 20%

Suicide Rate

11.91 per 100k

13.19 per 100k

Youth Population (%)

17.76%

16.19%

Reading Skills

435.92 pts

476.52 pts

Median Age

35.8 years

39.5 years

Electoral Democracy Index

0.81

0.89

Employment Rate (%)

87.61% of adults 25-64

81.32% of adults 25-64

Child Mortality

2.6 per 1k births

2.4 per 1k births

Alcohol Consumption

7.9 L/adult/yr

7.4 L/adult/yr

Science Skills

446.97 pts

478.23 pts

Life Satisfaction

8.1 pts

7.6 pts

Dependency Ratio

50.17% of working-age pop.

53.78% of working-age pop.

Researchers

6.9K per 1M

7.4K per 1M

Earnings Inequality

2.4 vs bottom 10%

2.3 vs bottom 10%

Time Use Inequality

2.6 vs bottom 20%

2.4 vs bottom 20%

Voter Turnout

80.78% of votes

77.16% of votes

Corruption Perceptions Index

77 pts

81 pts

Women's Political Empowerment

0.88

0.93

Financial Hardship

9.4% of adults 16+

9.8% of adults 16+

Home Internet Access

94.9% of households

98.6% of households

Social Support

98.08% of adults 15+

93.97% of adults 15+

Relationship Satisfaction

8.2 pts

8.5 pts

Air Pollution Exposure

67.66% of population

70.57% of population

Safety at Night

87.5% feeling safe at night

91.5% feeling safe at night

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

24 days/yr

25 days/yr

Women in Parliament (%)

46.03%

44.38%

Life Evaluation Score

7.5 pts

7.2 pts

Food Waste per Person

159 kg/person/yr

165 kg/person/yr

Self-Rated Health

72% reporting good health

74.2% reporting good health

Science Score Gap

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Job Satisfaction

8.1 pts

8.0 pts

Time Satisfaction

7.3 pts

7.5 pts

Math Skills

458.91 pts

468.45 pts

Math Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Spirits Consumption

1.2 L/person/yr

Skilled Birth Attendance (%)

97.4%

99.2%

Can Raise Emergency Money

96.71% of adults

99.14% of adults

Informal Employment Share

2.0% of employed people

Youth NEET Rate

4.7% of youth 15-24

4.6% of youth 15-24

Internet Users (%)

100%

99%

Safe Drinking Water (%)

100%

99.06%

Sanitation Access (%)

98.78%

98.05%

Life Expectancy

82.6 years

83.1 years

Electricity Carbon Intensity

27.82 gCO2/kWh

28.11 gCO2/kWh

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

15.44 per 100k

0 per 100k

Extreme Temperature Exposure

0% of population

Human Development Index

0.97

Reading Score Gap

1.9 vs bottom 10%

Time Zones Count

1.0 time zones

Coal Electricity Share

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Armed Forces Personnel

25.0K

Infant Mortality

1.9 per 1k births

GDP Growth Rate

-0.97%

2.1%

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Land Border Length

0 km

2.6K km

Digital Payments Used

99.87% of adults

99.48% of adults

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-3.6% of GDP

14.1% of GDP

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

0 gold medals

231 gold medals

0 per 1M people

11.43 per 1M people

Border Neighbors

3.0