Destination Info

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Republic of Iceland

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Frost: 98 %
  • Average: 21 %

Destination Map

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) -15.8 - 8.5 °C -14.3 - 10.3 °C -12.6 - 11.0 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 14 32 41
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 484.1 mm 513.0 mm 513.8 mm
Annual amount of rain 5594.5 mm 6163.7 mm 6166.9 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 112 116 117

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Press freedom index
Rank: Top 10%
Civil liberties index
Rank: Top 10%
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: Top 10%
Freedom of speech index
Rank: Top 20%
Human rights index
Rank: Top 10%
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Rank: Top 10%

Society Indicator Details

Press freedom index
Civil liberties index
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Freedom of speech index
Human rights index
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Above average
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: Top 10%
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Top 20%
    PFC gas emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
    Rank: Below average
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: Below average
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: Below average
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Top 20%
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: Top 10%

    Environment Indicator Details

    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    PFC gas emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
    Mammal species, threatened
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Fish species, threatened
    Bird species, threatened
    Plastic waste mismanaged

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Above average
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: Top 10%
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: Top 10%
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: Top 20%
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: Top 10%

      Health Indicator Details

      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: Below average
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: Top 20%
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: Above average
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Rank: Above average
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Top 10%
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: Top 10%
        Gini index
        Rank: Top 10%

        Economy Indicator Details

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Gini index

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

          Geography Indicator Details

          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)