Canada vs Iceland: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th
Canada
8.8%
in 2025
Iceland
9.1%
in 2024
Canada rank
45th
Iceland rank
42nd
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 9.1% against 8.8% in Canada, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Iceland ahead.
Canada ranks 45th and Iceland ranks 42nd of 67 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.9% | 0.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.2% | 0.2% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th, Canada or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 9.1% against 8.8% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th between Canada and Iceland?
- 0.3%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
- Canada ranks 45th and Iceland ranks 42nd of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.