Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Georgia instead of Iceland, you would:

Health

live 6.1 years less

In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Georgia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

pay a 56.8% lower top tax rate

Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Georgia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 66.6% less money

Iceland has a GDP per capita of $66,500 as of 2023, while in Georgia, the GDP per capita is $22,200 as of 2023.

be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Georgia, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.

be 77.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Georgia, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 9.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Georgia, 28.0 women do as of 2020.

be 9.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Iceland, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Georgia, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 53.2% less on education

Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Georgia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 20.8% less on healthcare

Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Georgia, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 93.8% less coastline

Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Georgia, that number is 310 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Georgia Department of Revenue, Directorate of Internal Revenue.

Georgia: At a glance

Georgia is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 69,700 sq km. The region of present day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries A.D., and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Turks was followed by a Georgian golden age (11th-13th centuries) that was cut short by the Mongol invasion of 1236. Subsequently, the Ottoman and Persian empires competed for influence in the region. Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1921 and regained its independence when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. Mounting public discontent over rampant corruption and ineffective government services, followed by an attempt by the incumbent Georgian Government to manipulate national legislative elections in November 2003 touched off widespread protests that led to the resignation of Eduard SHEVARDNADZE, president since 1995. In the aftermath of that popular movement, which became known as the "Rose Revolution," new elections in early 2004 swept Mikheil SAAKASHVILI into power along with his United National Movement (UNM) party. Progress on market reforms and democratization has been made in the years since independence, but this progress has been complicated by Russian assistance and support to the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Periodic flare-ups in tension and violence culminated in a five-day conflict in August 2008 between Russia and Georgia, including the invasion of large portions of undisputed Georgian territory. Russian troops pledged to pull back from most occupied Georgian territory, but in late August 2008 Russia unilaterally recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Russian military forces remain in those regions. Billionaire philanthropist Bidzina IVANISHVILI's unexpected entry into politics in October 2011 brought the divided opposition together under his Georgian Dream coalition, which won a majority of seats in the October 2012 parliamentary election and removed UNM from power. Conceding defeat, SAAKASHVILI named IVANISHVILI as prime minister and allowed Georgian Dream to create a new government. Georgian Dream's Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI was inaugurated as president on 17 November 2013, ending a tense year of power-sharing between SAAKASHVILI and IVANISHVILI. IVANISHVILI voluntarily resigned from office after the presidential succession, and Georgia's legislature on 20 November 2013 confirmed Irakli GARIBASHVILI as his replacement. Georgia's recent elections represent unique examples of a former Soviet state that emerged to conduct democratic and peaceful government transitions of power. Popular and government support for integration with the West is high in Georgia. Joining the EU and NATO are among the country's top foreign policy goals.
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