Iceland vs Post-demographic dividend: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Iceland
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 46.9% against 8.8% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 38.1%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 5.3 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 42nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 196 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.4% | 14.4% | 78.0% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 78.4% | 11.7% | 66.7% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 76.6% | 10.2% | 66.4% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 77.8% | 8.3% | 69.5% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 6.8% | 48.8% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 8.2% | 36.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 8.6% | 36.8% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Iceland or Post-demographic dividend?
- Iceland, at 46.9% against 8.8% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Iceland and Post-demographic dividend?
- 38.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Post-demographic dividend?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for food exports?
- Iceland ranks 42nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.