What is the difference in goal 15: life on land between Finland and Iceland?

0 5 year moving average, with Finland ahead.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Iceland: GOAL 15: Life on Land

Finland

0.833 5 year moving average

in 2023

Iceland

0.833 5 year moving average

in 2023

Finland rank

1st

Iceland rank

1st

GOAL 15: Life on Land over time

Finland
Iceland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.833 5 year moving average against 0.833 5 year moving average in Iceland, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1 5 year moving average	0.6558 5 year moving average	0.3442 5 year moving average	Finland
2010s	0.95 5 year moving average	0.8928 5 year moving average	0.0572 5 year moving average	Finland
2020s	0.8805 5 year moving average	0.906 5 year moving average	0.0255 5 year moving average	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 15: life on land, Finland or Iceland?: Finland, at 0.833 5 year moving average against 0.833 5 year moving average in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 15: life on land between Finland and Iceland?: 0 5 year moving average, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for goal 15: life on land?: Finland ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 15 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database