Cost healthy diet in Iceland
Iceland: Cost healthy diet was 3.29 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.29
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
158th
of 174 countries
All-time high
3.29
in 2024
All-time low
2.38
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Iceland, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cost healthy diet in Iceland stood at 3.29. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Iceland ranks 158th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cost healthy diet in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.38 | — |
| 2018 | 2.41 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.52 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 2.77 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 3 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 3.21 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 3.29 | +2.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 3.29 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 79% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 3.29 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.98, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.44 | 2.38 | 2.52 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.99 | 2.7 | 3.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1097 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0302 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Iceland?
- Cost healthy diet in Iceland was 3.29 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for cost healthy diet?
- Iceland ranks 158th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cost healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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