Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Grenada, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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
make 3.5 times more money
Grenada has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2020, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $52,300 as of 2020.
be 84.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Grenada, 24.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 76.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Grenada, 38.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 84.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Grenada, approximately 25.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iceland, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 82.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Grenada, approximately 9.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 73.7% more likely to have internet access
In Grenada, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iceland, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Grenada spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iceland spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 72.0% more on healthcare
Grenada spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iceland, that number is 8.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 41.1 times more coastline
Grenada has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Grenada? See an in-depth size comparison.