Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in San Marino instead of Iceland, you would:

Economy

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In San Marino, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.

Life

be 3.9 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.

have 29.8% fewer children

In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 25.0% less likely to have internet access

In Iceland, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In San Marino, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 55.8% less on education

Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. San Marino spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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

San Marino: At a glance

San Marino is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 61 sq km. Geographically the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named MARINUS in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of the European Union, although it is not a member; social and political trends in the republic track closely with those of its larger neighbor, Italy.
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