Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Chad, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Iceland, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.

live 25.0 years longer

In Chad, the average life expectancy is 58 years (56 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020.

be 3.6 times more likely to be obese

In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 22.7 times more money

Chad has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2017, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $52,200 as of 2017.

pay a 22.8% lower top tax rate

Chad has a top tax rate of 60.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.

Life

be 99.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Chad, approximately 1140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iceland, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 96.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Chad, approximately 68.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Iceland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2020.

have 68.1% fewer children

In Chad, there are approximately 41.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Iceland, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 11.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Chad, approximately 9% of the population has electricity access as of 2017. In Iceland, 100% of the population do as of 2016.

be 15.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Chad, approximately 6.5% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Iceland, about 99.0% do as of 2018.

be 79.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Chad, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access (87% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Iceland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on education

Chad spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Iceland spends 7.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of Internal Revenue, General Inspectorate of Finance.

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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