Iceland vs Norway: HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco
Iceland
5
in 2025
Norway
5.3
in 2025
Iceland rank
9th
Norway rank
8th
HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.3 against 5 in Iceland, a difference of 0.3.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th of 36 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.63 | 3.53 | 0.9 | Norway |
| 2000s | 5.6 | 2.02 | 3.58 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.72 | 1.8 | 0.92 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 5.73 | 4.07 | 1.67 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 5.3 against 5 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.3, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco?
- Iceland ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Central Bank, published as HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.