Iceland vs World: Population, male, per capita
Iceland
0.5124 units per person
in 2025
World
0.5027 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
22nd
World rank
1st
Population, male, per capita over time
- Iceland
- World
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.5124 units per person against 0.5027 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0097 units per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 22nd and World ranks 1st of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5055 units per person | 0.4994 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.5051 units per person | 0.5004 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.5031 units per person | 0.5014 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.5013 units per person | 0.5024 units per person | 0.001 units per person | World |
| 2000s | 0.5035 units per person | 0.5029 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.5047 units per person | 0.5034 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.5123 units per person | 0.503 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, per capita, Iceland or World?
- Iceland, at 0.5124 units per person against 0.5027 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male, per capita between Iceland and World?
- 0.0097 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and World rank globally for population, male, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 22nd and World ranks 1st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.