European Union vs Iceland: Labor force, total, per capita
European Union
0.4914 units per person
in 2025
Iceland
0.618 units per person
in 2025
European Union rank
1st
Iceland rank
4th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- European Union
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.618 units per person against 0.4914 units per person in European Union, a difference of 0.1266 units per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times European Union's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 1st 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 | European Union | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4531 units per person | 0.5595 units per person | 0.1064 units per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.4689 units per person | 0.5972 units per person | 0.1283 units per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.4811 units per person | 0.6045 units per person | 0.1234 units per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.4885 units per person | 0.6086 units per person | 0.1201 units per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, European Union or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.618 units per person against 0.4914 units per person in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between European Union and Iceland?
- 0.1266 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Iceland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Iceland rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- European Union ranks 1st 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.