Share of people who say they are happy in Iceland
Iceland: Share of people who say they are happy was 95.11 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
95.11
World rank
1st
of 39 countries
All-time high
97
in 2004
All-time low
95.11
in 2022
Years of data
5
1984–2022
Share of people who say they are happy in Iceland, 1984–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people who say they are happy in Iceland is 95.11, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who say they are happy in Iceland peaked at 97 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 95.11, in 2022.
Iceland ranks 1st of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of people who say they are happy in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 96.33 | — |
| 1993 | 95.58 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 97 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 96.14 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 95.11 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.33 | 96.33 | 96.33 | 1 |
| 1990s | 95.58 | 95.58 | 95.58 | 1 |
| 2000s | 97 | 97 | 97 | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.14 | 96.14 | 96.14 | 1 |
| 2020s | 95.11 | 95.11 | 95.11 | 1 |
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 happy in Iceland?
- Share of people who say they are happy in Iceland was 95.11 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who say they are happy recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of people who say they are happy recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.11 in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for share of people who say they are happy?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people who say they are happy rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who say they are happy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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