Canada vs Iceland: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2.3 Weeks per year per person against 1.9 Weeks per year per person in Canada, a difference of 0.4 Weeks per year per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Iceland ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Iceland ranks 11th of 23 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 Weeks per year per person | 1.84 Weeks per year per person | 0.2143 Weeks per year per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.65 Weeks per year per person | 1.71 Weeks per year per person | 0.06 Weeks per year per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.95 Weeks per year per person | 2.47 Weeks per year per person | 0.5167 Weeks per year per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time, Canada or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 2.3 Weeks per year per person against 1.9 Weeks per year per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time between Canada and Iceland?
- 0.4 Weeks per year per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Canada ranks 14th and Iceland ranks 11th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.