Iceland
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| Iceland | |
 Flag of Iceland | |
| Population (In Millions) | 0.32 |
| Human Development Index | 14/169 |
| Gross Domestic Product (In USD Billions - World Bank) | 12.57 |
| Global Peace Index | 1/153 |
| Happy Planet Index | 94/143 |
| Social Institutions and Gender Index | - /102 |
| Environmental Performance Index | 1/163 |
| Child Mortality Rate | 1.6 |
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Main Initiatives
The Eastern and Northern Sustainability Initiatives was launched in 2004, in the early stages of the construction of the Karahnjukar dam and the Fjardaal smelter in Reydarfjordur, East-Iceland. Neither one of the companies had a model how to conduct a project of this kind. It soon became clear that the initiative was a pilot project, not only in Iceland, but globally. Icelandic and foreign consultants were hired to help the companies with the design and outline of the project. Furthermore, the companies requested participation from a wide range of stakeholders, that were both "with" or "against" the constructions. The representatives formed an advisory group that has contributed to the unique approach of the initiative.
Official Statistics
Happiness in Iceland
This is an overview of findings on Happiness in Iceland.The available findings are presented in the latest ‘Nation Report’ on Iceland [1]. This report is ordered by type of happiness questions and within these types by year. This ordering is to facilitate the assessment of progress, comparison over time being most fruitful using the same questions.
The report presents means and standard deviations, both on the original scale range and transformed to a common range 0-10. The means inform about the level of happiness in the country and the standard deviations about inequality of happiness.
Links provide more detail about the precise text of the question, the full distribution of responses and technical details of the survey. The report is continuously updated.
Progress Papers and Publications
- Welfare for the Future - Iceland's National Strategy for Sustainable Development 2002 - 2020, 2002, Ministry for the Environment in Iceland
- Welfare for the Future: Iceland's National Strategy for Sustainable Development, Statistical Indicators 2006 Ministry for the Environment in Iceland
