Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in Iceland
The richest fifth of people in Iceland received 3.41 times as much income as the poorest fifth in 2020.
The latest value for Iceland is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Iceland, 2020
3.41
Change from 2019
+1.8%
European Union, 2020
4.89 times
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2020
4.20 times
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in Iceland over time
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Ratio. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 4.62 times |
| 2024 | – | 4.66 times |
| 2023 | – | 4.72 times |
| 2022 | – | 4.74 times |
| 2021 | – | 4.98 times |
| 2020 | 3.41 times | 4.89 times |
| 2019 | 3.35 times | 4.99 times |
| 2018 | 3.21 times | 5.05 timese (estimated) |
| 2017 | 3.59 times | 5.03 timese (estimated) |
| 2016 | 3.33 times | 5.16 timese (estimated) |
| 2015 | 3.43 times | 5.22 timese (estimated) |
| 2014 | 3.12 times | 5.22 timese (estimated) |
| 2013 | 3.36 times | 5.05 times |
| 2012 | 3.36 times | 4.98 times |
| 2011 | 3.32 times | 4.99 times |
| 2010 | 3.61 times | 4.89 times |
| 2009 | 4.22 times | – |
| 2008 | 3.84 times | – |
| 2007 | 3.95 times | – |
| 2006 | 3.74 times | – |
| 2005 | 3.51 times | – |
| 2004 | 3.40 times | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8% from 3.35 times in 2019.
- Since 2010, when it was 3.61 times, the figure has changed by −5.5%.
- The figure for the European Union in 2020 was 4.89 times.
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Poverty or social exclusion rate
11.7%
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Severe material and social deprivation
0.8%
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Gini index
26.8 (0 to 100)
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Income share held by the richest 10%
22.4%
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