Iceland
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
97.8 / 100
Rank
#6
Data coverage
75%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
96.4
Education
95.6
Poverty & Water
100.0
Adolescent & Digital
98.3
Protection
98.7
Environment & Exposure
97.5
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 2.80 | 2024 | 98.9 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 94.00 | 2024 | 94.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 99.83 | 2017 | 99.8 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 91.27 | 2017 | 91.3 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.10 | 2019 | 99.9 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 100.00 | 2024 | 100.0 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 3.07 | 2024 | 98.5 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 98.21 | 2024 | 98.2 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 100.00 | 2022 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 1.29 | 2023 | 97.4 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 4.93 | 2023 | 95.1 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 100.00 | 2024 | 100.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 98.1 (v1.0) to 97.8 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -0.3 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Iceland.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Iceland itself.
The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.