Quality of life comparison
If you lived in San Marino instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In San Marino, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
see 24.5% less spent on your healthcare
Iceland spends $6,927 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). San Marino spends $5,231 as of 2023.
have 13.5% less access to essential health services
Iceland scores 89 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. San Marino scores 77 as of 2021.
Economy
make 39.1% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $98,323 as of 2025, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $59,871 as of 2023.
Life
be 42.9% less 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 1.2 children do as of 2024.
be 2.7 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 San Marino, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 62.5% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 4.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 60.3% less on education
Iceland spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. San Marino spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 26.4% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In San Marino, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Iceland, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In San Marino, they kill 5.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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