Colombia vs Iceland: Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income

Colombia
2.22 Factor of GDP per capita
in 2025
Iceland
2.61 Factor of GDP per capita
in 2021
Colombia rank
8th
Iceland rank
5th

Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income over time

  • Colombia
  • Iceland
0123200520152025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.61 Factor of GDP per capita against 2.22 Factor of GDP per capita in Colombia, a difference of 0.39 Factor of GDP per capita.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Iceland ahead.

Colombia ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 5th of 15 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Iceland Difference Ahead
2010s 2.44 Factor of GDP per capita 2.53 Factor of GDP per capita 0.088 Factor of GDP per capita Iceland
2020s 2.63 Factor of GDP per capita 2.68 Factor of GDP per capita 0.045 Factor of GDP per capita Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remuneration of health professionals — annual income, Colombia or Iceland?
Iceland, at 2.61 Factor of GDP per capita against 2.22 Factor of GDP per capita in Colombia as of 2021.
What is the difference in remuneration of health professionals — annual income between Colombia and Iceland?
0.39 Factor of GDP per capita, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iceland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
How do Colombia and Iceland rank globally for remuneration of health professionals — annual income?
Colombia ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 5th of 15 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income
Unit
Factor of GDP per capita
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
21 places, 378 data points, 1988–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the remuneration of health professionals by category (ie. general practitioners, specialists, and hospital nurses) and by status (ie. salaried and self-employed). General practice includes fully-qualified general practitioners (GPs). Physicians in training should normally be excluded. Specialists include fully-qualified physicians who have specialised and work primarily in areas other than general practice. Physicians in training should normally be excluded. Salaried hospital nurses include registered nurses actively practising in public and private hospitals and who receive most of their income via a salary. Salaried: Employees and who receive most of their income via a salary. Self-employed: Physicians who are primarily non-salaried. That is, they are either self-employed, or operate independently, usually receiving (mainly) either capitation or fee-for-service reimbursement. For physicians who are both salaried and operate in a self-employed or independent capacity, they are presented in the category under which they receive the majority of their compensation. Remuneration is defined as the average gross annual income, including social security contributions and income taxes payable by the employee. NOTE: Average salaries for healthcare professionals are now converted to USD PPPs using PPPs for private consumption to bring them in line with average earnings calculations across the OECD. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.