How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iceland?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Iceland: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax

Chile

1.18 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Iceland

2.98 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Chile rank

32nd

Iceland rank

29th

Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax over time

Chile
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.98 Percentage of GDP against 1.18 Percentage of GDP in Chile, a difference of 1.8 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.5 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 32nd and Iceland ranks 29th of 33 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.33 Percentage of GDP	2.32 Percentage of GDP	0.9941 Percentage of GDP	Iceland
2000s	1.36 Percentage of GDP	2.83 Percentage of GDP	1.47 Percentage of GDP	Iceland
2010s	1.43 Percentage of GDP	3.47 Percentage of GDP	2.04 Percentage of GDP	Iceland
2020s	1.21 Percentage of GDP	2.96 Percentage of GDP	1.75 Percentage of GDP	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax, Chile or Iceland?: Iceland, at 2.98 Percentage of GDP against 1.18 Percentage of GDP in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax between Chile and Iceland?: 1.8 Percentage of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iceland?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Chile and Iceland rank globally for financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax?: Chile ranks 32nd and Iceland ranks 29th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 36 places, 1,787 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

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