Iceland vs World: Labor force, total, per capita
Iceland
0.618 units per person
in 2025
World
0.4548 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
4th
World rank
4th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Iceland
- World
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.618 units per person against 0.4548 units per person in World, a difference of 0.1632 units per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 4th and World ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5595 units per person | 0.4409 units per person | 0.1186 units per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.5972 units per person | 0.4535 units per person | 0.1436 units per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.6045 units per person | 0.4525 units per person | 0.152 units per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.6086 units per person | 0.4507 units per person | 0.1579 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 World?
- Iceland, at 0.618 units per person against 0.4548 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Iceland and World?
- 0.1632 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and World rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 4th and World ranks 4th of 186 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.