Iceland vs United States: Manufacturing employment: 19th ICLS(%)
Iceland
9.1%
in 2024
United States
9.6%
in 2025
Iceland rank
42nd
United States rank
39th
Manufacturing employment: 19th ICLS(%) over time
- Iceland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 9.6% against 9.1% in Iceland, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 42nd and United States ranks 39th of 67 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.9% | 10.5% | 0.6% | United States |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.9% | 0.7% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th, Iceland or United States?
- United States, at 9.6% against 9.1% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th between Iceland and United States?
- 0.5%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and United States rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
- Iceland ranks 42nd and United States ranks 39th 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.