Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 40.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 42.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iceland, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 42.7% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iceland, there are 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iceland, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.5% less on healthcare
Germany spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iceland, that number is 8.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 52.0% more on education
Germany spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iceland spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.