Iceland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of

Iceland
79.1 %
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
77.2 %
in 2019
Iceland rank
30th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
33rd

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of over time

  • Iceland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 79.1 % against 77.2 % in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.9 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Iceland ranks 30th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 33rd of 72 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 78.5 % 82.2 % 3.7 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 79.1 % 82.2 % 3.1 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 81.91 % 77.16 % 4.75 % Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of, Iceland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Iceland, at 79.1 % against 77.2 % in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of between Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.9 %, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Iceland ranks 30th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 33rd of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.