Which has higher arrears on utility bills, Iceland or Portugal?

Portugal, at 3.6% against 3.1% in Iceland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?

17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.

Eurostat, published as Arrears on utility bills. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland

3.1%

in 2020

Portugal

3.6%

in 2025

Iceland rank

34th

Portugal rank

31st

Portugal currently reports 3.6% against 3.1% in Iceland, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 31st of 38 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Decade	Iceland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.2%	5.0%	0.2%	Iceland
2010s	6.1%	6.6%	0.5%	Portugal
2020s	3.1%	3.5%	0.4%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher arrears on utility bills, Iceland or Portugal?: Portugal, at 3.6% against 3.1% in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in arrears on utility bills between Iceland and Portugal?: 0.5%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for arrears on utility bills?: Iceland ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 31st of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Arrears on utility bills. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.