Iceland vs Sweden: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural

Iceland
43.58
in 2015
Sweden
43.7
in 2016
Iceland rank
5th
Sweden rank
4th

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural over time

  • Iceland
  • Sweden
010203040200420102016

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 43.7 against 43.58 in Iceland, a difference of 0.12.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sweden ahead.

Iceland ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th of 90 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 41.29 42.67 1.38 Sweden
2010s 43.32 43.59 0.2736 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural, Iceland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 43.7 against 43.58 in Iceland as of 2016.
What is the difference in average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural between Iceland and Sweden?
0.12, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2015.
How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Iceland ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,266 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed