Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Liechtenstein, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 60.0% less money
Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $139,100 as of 2009, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.
be 57.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Liechtenstein, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Iceland, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
pay a 92.9% higher top tax rate
Liechtenstein has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 59.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Liechtenstein, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 22.3% more children
In Liechtenstein, there are approximately 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Liechtenstein spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Iceland: At a glance
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