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World / Iceland

Iceland

30 indicators in 5 topics, latest figures from 2016 to 2025. Compare Iceland with other countries

Economy

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
GDP2025 · current US$$38.58B+16.3%+75.1%+118.0%3rd quartile105 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
GDP per person (PPP)2025 · constant 2021 international $68.1K intl $−0.2%+12.3%+10.1%Highest quartile14 of 184 in 2025 · coverage
GDP growth20251.3%+2.6 pts+7.9 pts−2.5 ptsLowest quartile151 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
Inflation (consumer prices)20254.1%−1.8 pts+1.2 pts+2.5 pts2nd quartile47 of 168 in 2025 · coverage
Unemployment rate2025 · modelled ILO estimate3.6%0.0 pts−1.9 pts−0.4 pts3rd quartile120 of 181 in 2025 · coverage
Trade202582.5% of GDP−3.7 pts+13.8 pts−12.4 pts2nd quartile66 of 137 in 2025 · coverage
Exports202540.1% of GDP−2.3 pts+6.0 pts−11.2 pts2nd quartile60 of 137 in 2025 · coverage

People

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Population2025392.4K people+1.5%+7.1%+18.6%Lowest quartile175 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Population growth20251.51%+1.30 pts−0.11 pts+0.47 pts2nd quartile71 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Life expectancy at birth202482.8 years+0.4 years−0.4 years−0.1 yearsHighest quartile26 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Births per woman20241.56 births+0.01 births−0.18 births−0.37 births3rd quartile139 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Living in cities202594.2% of people0.0 pts+0.1 pts+0.5 ptsHighest quartile23 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Aged 65 and over202516.0% of people+0.3 pts+1.4 pts+2.3 pts2nd quartile63 of 215 in 2025 · coverage

Energy and CO₂

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
CO₂ emissions2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)3.3 Mt CO₂+2.3%+3.7%−4.9%3rd quartile145 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Fossil CO₂ emissions2024 · fossil fuels and cement, since 17503.8 Mt CO₂+8.4%+7.0%+10.4%3rd quartile144 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Coal's share of fossil CO₂2024 · coal emissions as a share of all fossil CO₂22.8%+3.7 pts+3.6 pts+4.7 pts2nd quartile51 of 137 in 2024 · coverage
CO₂ per person2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)8.52 t CO₂+2.0%−3.3%−19.5%Highest quartile25 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
All greenhouse gases2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF), AR5 weights4.3 Mt CO₂e+0.9%−1.2%−7.8%Lowest quartile155 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Energy use per person202416,248 kg oil eq.+3.6%−2.7%−9.5%Highest quartile1 of 149 in 2024 · coverage
Renewables in final energy202182.4%−0.5 pts+1.5 pts+5.3 ptsHighest quartile12 of 212 in 2021 · coverage
Renewables in electricity2016100.0%0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile2 of 204 in 2016 · coverage
Nuclear in electricity20210.0%0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile33 of 207 in 2021 · coverage
Access to electricity2024100.0% of people0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile1 of 214 in 2024 · coverage

Land and air

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Forest20240.6% of land0.0 pts0.0 pts+0.1 ptsLowest quartile200 of 209 in 2024 · coverage
Protected areas20252.9% of territory0.0 pts+0.1 pts+0.6 ptsLowest quartile163 of 213 in 2025 · coverage
Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)2023 · mean annual exposure4.9 µg/m³+1.1%+11.3%+2.1%Lowest quartile188 of 200 in 2023 · coverage

Health, learning and internet

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Health spending20249.0% of GDP+0.3 pts+0.3 pts+0.7 pts3rd quartile13 of 22 in 2024 · coverage
Deaths before age 520242.8 per 1,000 births−3.4%0.0%+7.7%Lowest quartile177 of 195 in 2024 · coverage
Enrolled in tertiary education202376.5% gross−8.5 pts+7.2 pts−1.9 pts2nd quartile34 of 128 in 2023 · coverage
Using the internet202498.2% of people+0.3 pts−1.3 pts+0.1 ptsHighest quartile10 of 182 in 2024 · coverage
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30 indicators. Change is a percent change for totals and levels, and a difference in points or units for rates and shares. "Among countries" ranks Iceland against every country with a figure for the same year (1 is the highest value, which is not always the best). In the strip each tick is a country, the dot is Iceland, the taller gray tick is the world, and the faint rules are the quartile cuts. "Coverage" shows which countries have figures for which years.

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