Iceland vs Norway: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents
Iceland
18.4%
in 2020
Norway
20.7%
in 2025
Iceland rank
41st
Norway rank
39th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 20.7% against 18.4% in Iceland, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 41st and Norway ranks 39th of 44 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 22.4% | 7.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 21.8% | 5.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 27.0% | 8.6% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 20.7% against 18.4% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents between Iceland and Norway?
- 2.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Iceland ranks 41st and Norway ranks 39th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.