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Iceland - Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita 82.81

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

82.81 (2024)

Global rank

##26 of 217 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1960

1.12×

Ranking Race — Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#15#29#43#57#7119601970198019902000201020202024#1#262017 overtook French Polynesia2020 overtook South Korea
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2024. Iceland climbed from #1 to #26 (overtook French Polynesia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Iceland ↓

Key Events — Iceland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2017
Overtook French Polynesia in global rank auto
2020
Overtook South Korea in global rank auto

Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, 1960-2024

World Bank WDI · Years · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202473.0476.4279.7983.17

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