Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niue, that number is 50.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 83.3% less money

Iceland has a GDP per capita of $66,500 as of 2023, while in Niue, the GDP per capita is $11,100 as of 2021.

be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Niue, that number is 12.0% as of 2001.

Basic Needs

be 20.4% less likely to have internet access

In Iceland, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Niue, about 79.6% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 18.8% less on healthcare

Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Niue, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.7% less coastline

Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Niue, that number is 64 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Niue: At a glance

Niue is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 260 sq km. Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,229 in 2013) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest.
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