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Iceland

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Reykjavik245,717 observations
Population
392,404
world rank #176 / 217
GDP
38.58B
world rank #105 / 186
GDP / capita
68,064.7
world rank #14 / 185
Life expectancy
82.8
world rank #26 / 217

Governance

543 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile84.9#11Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile83.3#15Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile86.5#20Rule of Law0-100 percentile85#11
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,676 indicators
GDPcurrent US$38.58B#105GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $68,064.7#14GDP growth%1.3%#152Inflation%4.1%#120
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$7.17B#117Merchandise importscurrent US$10.94B#111Exports of goods & services% GDP40.1%#61Imports of goods & services% GDP42.4%#69
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,373 indicators
Life expectancyyears82.8#26Infant mortalityper 1k births2.1#6Maternal mortalityper 100k3#3Health spending% GDP9%#13
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,578 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross108.9%#22Education spending% GDP7.3%#11Primary enrollment% gross98.2%#102Tertiary enrollment% gross76.5%#34
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

407 indicators
Populationpeople392,404#176Population growth%1.5%#71Urban population%94.2%#12Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#139
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

272 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%82.4%#12Forest area% land0.53%#199Electric power consumptionkWh per capita48,997.9#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

289 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.15,996.7#1Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

357 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area20.9%#71Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources0.17%#10Capture fisheries productiontonnes1.01M#19
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

241 indicators
Agricultural land% land area16.2%#162Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,430.1#105Aquaculture productiontonnes54,789#48Food production index2014-16 = 100102.1#122
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

141 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people120.9#75Secure internet serversper 1M people88,084#16Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people17.4#46
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

413 indicators
Gini indexindex26.8#6Extreme poverty% pop0.1%#2Internet users% pop98.2%#8Homicide rateper 100k1.3#35
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

307 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-101.6#5Hazard & exposure0-101.3#8Vulnerability0-101.7#8
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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