Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Gibraltar, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Gibraltar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 83 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 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Gibraltar, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 73.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 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.
Geography
see 414.2 times more coastline
Gibraltar has a total of 12 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 Gibraltar? See an in-depth size comparison.