Date: May 25, 2026
Iceland is a mid-size country with 0.005% of the world's population. It has 3 world heritage sites.
Iceland is the 172nd ranked country in population and 104th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
GDP Per Capita (USD)
Literacy Rate (%)
Out of 195 countries in the world, Iceland is the 5th highest ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) . This implies that this country is a developed country.
The Average Literacy Rate (%) of 195 countries in the world is 86. Iceland is the 37th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates that there is a better educational infrastructure in this country as compared to other countries.
Total Population
Enrolment in primary edu.
Total Military Force
Iceland is the 11th worst ranked in Rural Pop. out of all the 195 countries.This may indicate that there is a high degree of industrialisation, or better urbanisation and development policies in place in comparison to other countries.
Iceland is the 24th worst ranked in Total Population out of all the 195 countries.Taking into context the total population of the world, this country is less populated in comparison to other countries.
The Average Enrolment in primary edu. of 195 countries in the world is 3,831,465. Iceland is the 26th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may take into context a lower country population, or imply that lesser people in this country pursue primary education when compared to other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Iceland is the 27th worst ranked in Total Military Force . This may indicate that the country is facing lesser threats compared to other countries.
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Icelandic | # People | 358,900 | 1 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | Icelandic as a % of total Icelandic speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Standard Chinese | # People | 26,081,662 | 46 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Albanian | # People | 267,320 | 17 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Albanian as a % of total Albanian speakers | % People | 0 | 16 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Bulgarian | # People | 473,217 | 13 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Latvian | # People | 110,341 | 12 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | Latvian as a % of total Latvian speakers | % People | 0 | 12 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 1 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 10 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 186 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 185 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 27 | 141 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 132 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,603,754 | 161 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 1 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 4 | 1127 | ||
| 3 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 6 | 1129 | ||
| 4 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 12 | 6 | 1130 | ||
| 5 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 34 | 9 | 1130 | ||
| 6 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 27 | 14 | 1129 | ||
| 7 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 37 | 14 | 1125 | ||
| 8 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 29 | 35 | 1129 | ||
| 9 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 34 | 44 | 1130 | ||
| 10 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 62 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Internet Users | # People | 28,543,790 | 166 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 152 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Facebook users | # People | 11,706,915 | 159 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Instagram Users | % People | 0 | 131 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 133 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 10,458,072 | 139 | 1230 | ||
| 7 | LinkedIn users | # People | 7,145,162 | 134 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | X (Twitter) users | # People | 1,789,045 | 109 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total X (Twitter) Users | % People | 0 | 103 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,044 | 5 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | INDs via Calicut Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 9 | 1129 | ||
| 3 | INDs via Hyderabad Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 10 | 1125 | ||
| 4 | INDs via Bengaluru Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 10 | 1128 | ||
| 5 | INDs for Pilgrimage (%) | % People | 5 | 10 | 1126 | ||
| 6 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,199 | 14 | 1130 | ||
| 7 | FTAs in India for Business (%) | % People | 18 | 22 | 1130 | ||
| 8 | INDs for Leisure (%) | % People | 46 | 35 | 1129 | ||
| 9 | FTAs in India via Cochin (%) | % People | 3 | 39 | 1129 | ||
| 10 | INDs via Cochin Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 44 | 1129 | ||
| 11 | FTAs in India via Bengaluru (%) | % People | 6 | 71 | 1126 | ||
| 12 | FTAs in India for Leisure (%) | % People | 42 | 86 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | INDs for Business (%) | % People | 25 | 169 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | INDs via Chennai Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 123 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | FTAs in India via Chennai (%) | % People | 5 | 116 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | FTAs in India via Mumbai (%) | % People | 23 | 125 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | FTAs in India | # People | 51,254 | 129 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | INDs via Ahmedabad Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 61 | 1235 | ||
| 7 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 126 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | FTAs in India via Kolkata (%) | % People | 2 | 89 | 1233 | ||
| 9 | INDs via Delhi Airport (%) | % People | 38 | 125 | 1232 | ||
| 10 | FTAs in India via Hyderabad (%) | % People | 3 | 75 | 1234 | ||
| 11 | FTAs in India via Delhi (%) | % People | 46 | 113 | 1234 | ||
| 12 | INDs via Trivandrum Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 44 | 1233 | ||
| 13 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 98 | 1231 | |||
| 14 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 600 | 103 | 1235 | ||
| 15 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,288 | 105 | 1233 | ||
| 16 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 173,515 | 105 | 1235 | ||
| 17 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 95 | 1234 | ||
| 18 | INDs - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 22 | 92 | 1232 | ||
| 19 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 92 | 1233 | |||
| 20 | INDs via Kolkata Airport (%) | % People | 2 | 54 | 1235 | ||
| 21 | INDs via Mumbai Airport (%) | % People | 33 | 94 | 1232 | ||
| 22 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 180,704 | 91 | 1235 | ||
| 23 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 77 | 1232 | ||
| 24 | INDs from India | # People | 158,494 | 83 | 1231 | ||
| 25 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 51 | 79 | 1230 | |||
| 26 | FTAs in India - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 14 | 69 | 1233 | ||
| 27 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 48 | 67 | 1235 | |||
| 28 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 60 | 1235 | |||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 7 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 7 | 1130 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 57 | 22 | 1129 | ||
| 4 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 22 | 1128 | ||
| 5 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 59 | 32 | 1128 | ||
| 6 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 40 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,641,663 | 165 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 165 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 161 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 161 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 154 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 139 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 139 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 132 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 126 | 1233 | ||
| 10 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 121 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 6 | 93 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 12 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 133 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 123 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 74 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 52 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 19 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 177 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Total Births | # People | 677,551 | 173 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Total Population | # People | 42,357,833 | 172 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Female Population | # People | 21,066,765 | 172 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Male Population | # People | 21,291,067 | 171 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 92 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 22 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Total Military Force | # People | 362,682 | 169 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 161 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 17 | 137 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 108 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 23 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,595,147 | 159 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 152 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 137 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 129 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 130 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 141 | 1235 | ||
| 7 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 139 | 1235 | ||
| 8 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 138 | 1233 | ||
| 9 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,504,846 | 131 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 116 | 1230 | ||
| 11 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 118 | 1230 | ||
| 12 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,545,003 | 87 | 1231 | ||
| 13 | Barley Produced/Total Barley Produced.% | Weight | 1 | 80 | 1233 | ||
| 14 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 30 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 37 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 166 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 123 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 143 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 111 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 3,831,465 | 170 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 170 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 3,225,437 | 165 | 1235 | ||
| 8 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 201,153 | 163 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 112,672 | 151 | 1234 | ||
| 10 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 1,420,982 | 132 | 1233 | ||
| 11 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 112 | 1233 | ||
| 12 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 80,879 | 112 | 1230 | ||
| 13 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 103 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 83 | 1234 | ||
| 15 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 30 | 1230 | ||
| 16 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 60 | 1233 | ||
| 17 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 17 | 1231 | ||
| 18 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 16 | 1231 | ||
| 19 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 33 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 42 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Population | # People | 10,091,996 | 165 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 156 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 133 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Christian Population | # People | 16,917,912 | 133 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 93 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 146 | 86 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 82 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 166 | 1231 | ||
Mother Tongue : Icelandic
Literacy Rate (%) : 99.00
| Country Capital | : | Reykjavík |
|---|---|---|
| GDP Per Capita | : | 90,284 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 5th/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 83 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 3 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 390,193 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 166th/195 |
| Area | : | 100,253 |
| Area Rank | : | 104th/195 |
| Total Population | : | 398 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 172nd/195 |
| Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reykjavík | 139,875 |
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