Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 14.0% as of 1998.
Life
be 11.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
have 27.9% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.6% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, about 38.0% do as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha: At a glance
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