Iceland vs North America: Labor force, total, per capita
Iceland
0.618 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.5155 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
4th
North America rank
5th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Iceland
- North America
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.618 units per person against 0.5155 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.1025 units per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 4th and North America ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5595 units per person | 0.5141 units per person | 0.0455 units per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.5972 units per person | 0.5216 units per person | 0.0756 units per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.6045 units per person | 0.5118 units per person | 0.0926 units per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.6086 units per person | 0.5123 units per person | 0.0963 units per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Iceland or North America?
- Iceland, at 0.618 units per person against 0.5155 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Iceland and North America?
- 0.1025 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and North America rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 4th and North America ranks 5th of 188 countries.
- 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.