Iceland vs North Macedonia

Iceland scores 71.0 in the NationsTree Index (32nd in the world) and North Macedonia scores 46.7 (102nd), a gap of 24.2 points. Their trees are 3.7 m and 4.3 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

North Macedonia has 4.6 times the population of Iceland. Iceland is 4.0 times larger than North Macedonia by land area. The economy of North Macedonia is 56% larger than that of Iceland (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Iceland 392,404 and North Macedonia 1.8 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $83,431 in Iceland and $28,029 in North Macedonia (2025, international dollars). People in Iceland live on average 6.2 years longer (82.8 vs 76.6 years).

Of 33 indicators reported by both countries, Iceland ranks higher in the world on 28 and North Macedonia on 5. Iceland is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, infrastructure & digital and society & health. North Macedonia is clearly stronger in military, main industries and trade.

As a nation, Iceland is the older of the two (statehood since 930, 1,096 years), compared with North Macedonia (since 1991). Over the last five years North Macedonia improved faster (direction score 37 vs 25 out of 100).