Quality of life comparison

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

Life

be 66.4% 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, 2.1 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 414.2 times more coastline

Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.

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Infrastructure

use 9.8 times more electricity

Gibraltar uses 5,017 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Iceland uses 48,998 kWh as of 2024.

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find 38.5% less home broadband

Gibraltar has 61.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Iceland has 37.5 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 47.2% less CO2

Gibraltar emits 16.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Iceland emits 8.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Iceland is 17.7% more expensive than Gibraltar overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Gibraltar is about 15,846 times smaller than Iceland.
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Moving from Gibraltar to Iceland · UN DESA 2010
1 people born in Gibraltar live in Iceland.
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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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