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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

395 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile84.9#11 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile83.3#15 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile86.5#20 Rule 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

1,510 indicators

GDPcurrent US$38.58B#105 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $68,064.7#14 GDP growth%1.3%#152 Inflation%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 2027

Trade

97 indicators

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Health

1,376 indicators

Life expectancyyears82.8#26 Infant mortalityper 1k births2.1#6 Maternal mortalityper 100k3#3 Health 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

2,612 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross108.9%#22 Education spending% GDP7.3%#11 Primary enrollment% gross98.2%#102 Tertiary enrollment% gross76.5%#34

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

474 indicators

Populationpeople392,404#176 Population growth%1.5%#71 Urban population%94.2%#12 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#139

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

271 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%82.4%#12 Forest area% land0.53%#199 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita48,997.9#1

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Energy

306 indicators

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Environment

347 indicators

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Agriculture

244 indicators

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Technology

159 indicators

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Society

612 indicators

Gini indexindex26.8#6 Extreme poverty% pop0.1%#2 Internet users% pop98.2%#8 Homicide rateper 100k1.3#35

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Risk

321 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-101.6#5 Hazard & exposure0-101.3#8 Vulnerability0-101.7#8

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

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