Iceland vs Sweden: Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics
Iceland
77.4
in 2025
Sweden
77.6
in 2025
Iceland rank
37th
Sweden rank
36th
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 77.6 against 77.4 in Iceland, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 36th of 47 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.24 | 74.34 | 2.9 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 77.45 | 77.03 | 0.4167 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics, Iceland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 77.6 against 77.4 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics between Iceland and Sweden?
- 0.2, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics?
- Iceland ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 36th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.