Areas Where Iceland Is Better Than Canada

🇮🇸 Iceland is ranked better in 13 indicators, while Canada is ranked better in 11 indicators.

• 💼 Education Expenditure as GDP Percentage

  7.29 🇮🇸

  |

  4.88 🇨🇦

  Indicates the share of national wealth invested in education, impacting long-term economic growth.

• 🌿 Planetary Pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.74 🇮🇸

  |

  0.64 🇨🇦

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• 🤰 Maternal Mortality Ratio (Modeled)

  3 🇮🇸

  |

  12 🇨🇦

  Lower ratios indicate better maternal healthcare and safer childbirth conditions.

• 🕊️ Political Stability Estimate

  1.21 🇮🇸

  |

  0.82 🇨🇦

  Higher values indicate a more stable political environment.

• 👶 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

  2.6 🇮🇸

  |

  5.1 🇨🇦

  A lower rate indicates better child health and healthcare systems.

• 📈 School enrollment, primary (% gross)

  98.22 🇮🇸

  |

  94.95 🇨🇦

  A higher rate indicates more children are enrolled in primary education, including over-aged students.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.97 🇮🇸

  |

  0.94 🇨🇦

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.92 🇮🇸

  |

  0.87 🇨🇦

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  1.72 🇮🇸

  |

  1.47 🇨🇦

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.02 🇮🇸

  |

  0.05 🇨🇦

  Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.

• ⏳ Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

  82.61 🇮🇸

  |

  81.65 🇨🇦

  A higher expectancy indicates better health and living conditions.

• 🌍 GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

  78,080 🇮🇸

  |

  64,470 🇨🇦

  Allows comparison of living standards across countries by adjusting for price differences.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  1.56 🇮🇸

  |

  1.52 🇨🇦

  Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.

Areas Where Canada Is Better Than Iceland