Although Iceland only has a population of 328,000 citizens, you wouldn’t know it by the country’s ongoing fight to prove its influence and superiority compared to the rest of the world. As a result, Iceland often finds itself near the top of every “per capita” list due to the sparse populated found on the small island in the North Atlantic.
Combining the lofty expectations of Icelanders and the small population is a recipe for “per capita” success and the small Nordic nation owns hundreds, if not thousands, of per capita records due to its lofty expectations of what its citizens believe a “small country” should accomplish.
Here are a few noteworthy “per capita” accomplishments.
Consumes the most energy per person per capita
The most peaceful country in the world (Global Peace Index)
Reykjavik has the lowest murder rate in the world per capita of cities greater than 100K people
Consumes the most Coca-Cola per capita
The happiest population per capita – 98% are happy
Highest internet usage per capita in the world
The second fattest nation in the world per capita
The best gender equality in the world
The highest literacy rate in the world per capita at 99.9%
The most authors in the world per capita
Icelanders read the most books in the world per capita
The highest usage of hydro-power usage in the world per capita
The most Nobel Prize winners per capita. (Iceland actually only has one Nobel Prize winner, but with its small population the ratio is still greater than any other nation with multiple winners that possess much greater populations.)
The most musicians per capita
3rd in most coffee consumed per capita
The highest rate of golf courses per capita. Iceland has 66 golf courses, which equates to 1 golf course per 4,825 Icelanders.
Although Iceland only has a population of 328,000 citizens, you wouldn’t know it by the country’s ongoing fight to prove its influence and superiority compared to the rest of the world. As a result, Iceland often finds itself near the top of every “per capita” list due to the sparse populated found on the small island in the North Atlantic.
Combining the lofty expectations of Icelanders and the small population is a recipe for “per capita” success and the small Nordic nation owns hundreds, if not thousands, of per capita records due to its lofty expectations of what its citizens believe a “small country” should accomplish.
Here are a few noteworthy “per capita” accomplishments.
Consumes the most energy per person per capita
The most peaceful country in the world (Global Peace Index)
Reykjavik has the lowest murder rate in the world per capita of cities greater than 100K people
Consumes the most Coca-Cola per capita
The happiest population per capita – 98% are happy
Highest internet usage per capita in the world
The second fattest nation in the world per capita
The best gender equality in the world
The highest literacy rate in the world per capita at 99.9%
The most authors in the world per capita
Icelanders read the most books in the world per capita
The highest usage of hydro-power usage in the world per capita
The most Nobel Prize winners per capita. (Iceland actually only has one Nobel Prize winner, but with its small population the ratio is still greater than any other nation with multiple winners that possess much greater populations.)
The most musicians per capita
3rd in most coffee consumed per capita
The highest rate of golf courses per capita. Iceland has 66 golf courses, which equates to 1 golf course per 4,825 Icelanders.
