It´s good to be a mother and child in Iceland according to
Save the Childrens annual Mothers' Index 2016. Iceland
ranks number 3 out of 179 countries. The scores are
based on mothers' and children's health, educational,
economic and political status.
Human rights are protected by the Icelandic cons tu on
based on the principle to allow all persons to enjoy their human
rights regardless of origin, na onality, skin colour, religious
and poli cal beliefs, sex, sexual orienta on, age, financial
situa on, heritage, disability, state of health or any other
status.
The most gender-equal country to date is Iceland. It has
closed over 90% of its overall gender gap. Since at least 2015,
Iceland has ranked number 1 in the World Economic Forum;
Gender Gap Report. The performance is based on achieve-
ment in improving gender equality in the area of educa on,
poli cal par cipa on and women´s par cipa on in the
labor force.
Iceland ranks number 8 of total 167 countries in safety and
security according to Legatum Prosperity Index 2023.
Iceland ranks no.1 on the Global Peace Index 2024 (acutally
sixteen years in a row) as well as being one of the friendliest
na on by World Economic Forum.
ICELAND MIGHT BE SMALL IN
POPULATION SIZE BUT LARGE IN
MIGHT AND HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER EQUALITY AND SAFETY
