Iceland vs Sweden: Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics
Iceland
77.4%
in 2025
Sweden
77.6%
in 2025
Iceland rank
35th
Sweden rank
34th
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 35th and Sweden ranks 34th of 45 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 | 77.2% | 74.3% | 2.9% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 77.0% | 0.4% | 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 35th and Sweden ranks 34th of 45 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.