Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Iceland
Iceland: Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life was 97.6% in 2014. ▬ Flat
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Iceland, 2010–2014
Source: Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Iceland is 97.6%, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over five years.
Iceland ranks 1st of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 99.0% | — |
| 2011 | 96.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Iceland?
- Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Iceland was 97.6% in 2014, according to Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who say they are satisfied with their life recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of people who say they are satisfied with their life recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2011.
- How does Iceland rank for share of people who say they are satisfied with their life?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2014.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people answering "very satisfied" or "fairly satisfied" to the question "On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied with the life you lead?"