Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Iceland instead of Niue, you would:

Health

be 66.8% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 66.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Iceland, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.

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have 2.0 times more access to essential health services

Niue scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Iceland scores 89 as of 2021.

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Basic Needs

be 23.4% more likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 79.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 98.2% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 77.7 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this

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Iceland: At a glance

Iceland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 100,250 sq km. Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Denmark granted limited home rule in 1874 and complete independence in 1944. The second half of the 20th century saw substantial economic growth driven primarily by the fishing industry. The economy diversified greatly after the country joined the European Economic Area in 1994, but Iceland was especially hard hit by the global financial crisis in the years following 2008. Literacy, longevity, and social cohesion are first rate by world standards.
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