Friday, October 13, 2006

(Funny) Facts about Iceland

  • 90% of Icelanders feel happy at work
  • Icelanders live longer than any other European nation
  • About 8000 Icelanders take happy pills on a daily basis -> Iceland is the happiest nation in the world







  • 93% belong to the National Church
  • 10% go to Church on a regular basis
  • 73% of the population consumes alcohol
  • one out of every ten male goes to rehab
  • Iceland comes in second on a list of nations that are most advanced in using information technology
  • 1 cell phone for every Icelander – 5 sheep for every cell phone








  • Iceland holds the Nordic record in terms of sexual frequency
  • Icelanders have a frequency record in terms of marriages and divorces
  • Icelanders usually work 5-10 years longer than people in other Nordic countries
  • Iceland holds the world record in:
  1. credit card use
  2. cocoa puffs consumption
  3. electricity use
  4. SOS children’s sponsors
  5. internet usage
  6. rules in poetry
  7. cinema admissions per capita
  8. susbscriptions to disney books

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