Quality of life comparison

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

Life

be 31.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Anguilla, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iceland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.4% more likely to have internet access

In Anguilla, approximately 81.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 98.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 82.7% more on education

Anguilla spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iceland spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 81.5 times more coastline

Anguilla has a total of 61 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.

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Infrastructure

find 17.0% more home broadband

Anguilla has 32.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Iceland has 37.5 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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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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