Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Arizona instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Arizona, that number is 76 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 11.8% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $66,500 as of 2023, while in Arizona, the GDP per capita is $58,628 as of 2024.
be 12.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
