Iceland vs OECD members: Labor force, total, per capita
Iceland
0.618 units per person
in 2025
OECD members
0.5063 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
4th
OECD members rank
7th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Iceland
- OECD members
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.618 units per person against 0.5063 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.1117 units per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 7th of 188 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5595 units per person | 0.4706 units per person | 0.0889 units per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.5972 units per person | 0.4805 units per person | 0.1167 units per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.6045 units per person | 0.491 units per person | 0.1135 units per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.6086 units per person | 0.5 units per person | 0.1085 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 OECD members?
- Iceland, at 0.618 units per person against 0.5063 units per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Iceland and OECD members?
- 0.1117 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and OECD members?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and OECD members rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 7th 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.