Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 94.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 16.0 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 26.5 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2022, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.
be 11.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Gambia, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 83.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 53.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 99.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 95.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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 53.8% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 57.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 64% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Iceland, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
be 11.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.7 times more on healthcare
Gambia spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 62.1 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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
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