Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 74.6% less likely to die by suicide
Iceland has a suicide rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cyprus, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.0 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Cyprus, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
see 34.5% less spent on your healthcare
Iceland spends $6,927 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cyprus spends $4,538 as of 2023.
have 18.7% fewer doctors per person
Iceland has 43.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cyprus has 35.6 as of 2022.
Economy
be 35.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cyprus, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
make 57.5% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $98,323 as of 2025, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $41,783 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cyprus, 14.0 women do as of 2023.
be 95.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 2.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.2% less on education
Iceland spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cyprus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 87.0% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
Safety
be 36.4% less likely to be murdered
Iceland has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cyprus, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 62.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Iceland, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cyprus, they kill 3.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 78.2 times more strain on fresh water
Iceland withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cyprus withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 92.2% less electricity
Iceland uses 48,998 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 36.6% less CO2
Iceland emits 8.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cyprus emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Iceland, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cyprus, it causes 16.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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