Finland vs Iceland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of

Finland
18.1 %
in 2024
Iceland
20.9 %
in 2024
Finland rank
46th
Iceland rank
43rd

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

  • Finland
  • Iceland
0510152025199520092024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 20.9 % against 18.1 % in Finland, a difference of 2.8 %.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iceland ahead.

Finland ranks 46th and Iceland ranks 43rd of 72 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 19.93 % 21.25 % 1.32 % Iceland
2000s 17.1 % 20.9 % 3.8 % Iceland
2010s 18.77 % 17.48 % 1.29 % Finland
2020s 19.32 % 18.68 % 0.64 % Finland

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, Finland or Iceland?
Iceland, at 20.9 % against 18.1 % in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of between Finland and Iceland?
2.8 %, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Finland ranks 46th and Iceland ranks 43rd 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, self-employed, 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, self-employed, 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, 1,460 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.