Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 35.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
pay a 11.0% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iceland, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 17.9% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iceland, there are 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 14.9% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iceland, that number is 8.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 40.7% more on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iceland spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 11.0 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of Internal Revenue, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.