Euro area vs Iceland: Labor force, total, per capita
Euro area
0.49 units per person
in 2025
Iceland
0.618 units per person
in 2025
Euro area rank
2nd
Iceland rank
4th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Euro area
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.618 units per person against 0.49 units per person in Euro area, a difference of 0.128 units per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 2nd and Iceland ranks 4th of 4 regions.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4531 units per person | 0.5595 units per person | 0.1064 units per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.4709 units per person | 0.5972 units per person | 0.1263 units per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.4814 units per person | 0.6045 units per person | 0.1231 units per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.4871 units per person | 0.6086 units per person | 0.1215 units per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Euro area or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.618 units per person against 0.49 units per person in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Euro area and Iceland?
- 0.128 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Iceland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Iceland rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Euro area ranks 2nd and Iceland ranks 4th of 4 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.