Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 11.0% less likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Switzerland, that number is 19.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 30.8% more money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $52,300 as of 2020, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $68,400 as of 2020.
be 36.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
pay a 13.6% lower top tax rate
Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Switzerland, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
be 81.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Switzerland, however, that number is 16.0% as of 2018.
Life
be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 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 Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 20.1% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Switzerland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% less on education
Iceland spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Switzerland spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 31.4% more on healthcare
Iceland spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Switzerland: At a glance
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