If you lived in Iceland instead of Andorra, you would:

Health

see 25.5% more spent on your healthcare

Andorra spends $5,519 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Iceland spends $6,927 as of 2024.

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have 12.7% more access to essential health services

Andorra scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Iceland scores 89 as of 2021.

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live 1.4 years less

In Andorra, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Iceland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 29.7% more likely to be obese

In Andorra, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Iceland, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.

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have 13.7% fewer doctors per person

Andorra has 50.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Iceland has 43.7 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 81.1% more money

Andorra has a GDP per capita of $54,292 as of 2025, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $98,323 as of 2025.

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Life

be 72.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Andorra, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 12.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Andorra, approximately 2.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Iceland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2024.

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have 63.5% more children

In Andorra, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.8 times more on education

Andorra spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Iceland spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 16.6% more on healthcare

Andorra spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Iceland, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2024.

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Safety

be 50.0% less likely to be murdered

Andorra has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 1.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 28.3% less home broadband

Andorra has 52.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Iceland has 37.5 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Iceland: At a glance

Iceland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 100,250 sq km. Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Denmark granted limited home rule in 1874 and complete independence in 1944. The second half of the 20th century saw substantial economic growth driven primarily by the fishing industry. The economy diversified greatly after the country joined the European Economic Area in 1994, but Iceland was especially hard hit by the global financial crisis in the years following 2008. Literacy, longevity, and social cohesion are first rate by world standards.
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