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Iceland · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Iceland

Europe & Central Asia Capital Reykjavik High income Nation age 1,096 years (since 930) i ISL · IS
NationsTree Index 2025 i71.032nd of 196 Tree height 2025 i3.7 msee ranking Military strength i1percentile
Population i392,404176th of 217 Area i103,000 km²108th of 216 GDP i$38.58 bn106th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$32.74 bn intl.147th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$83,431 intl.14th of 199 Life expectancy i82.8 years26th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i86
Strength · trunk i46
Quality of life · crown i91
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i75
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i25
CSV

In short

Iceland is 32nd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 71.0 out of 100; its tree is 3.7 m tall.

It has 392,404 people and an economy of $32.74 bn at purchasing power parity, 147th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (1st of 183), Human Development Index (1st of 193) and Access to electricity (1st of 215).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (179th of 203), GDP growth (166th of 210) and Central government debt (42nd of 55).

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 103,000 108th/216
Land area ikm² 100,830 105th/216
Population ipeople 392,404 176th/217
Population growth i% 1.51% 71st/217
Population density ipeople/km² 3.8 212th/216
Urban population i% 94.2% 23rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.5% 148th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 16.0% 64th/217

Economy

52
GDP iUSD $38.58 bn 106th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $32.74 bn 147th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $26.71 bn 149th/199
GDP per person iUSD $98,323 9th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $83,431 14th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $89,220 5th/201
GDP growth i% 1.3% 166th/210
Inflation i% 4.1% 128th/180
Unemployment i% 3.6% 62nd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 80.1% 42nd/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 56.7% 106th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.6% 95th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 3.7% 118th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 20.1% 126th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 8.5% 116th/192
Services i% of GDP 66.2% 49th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $15.48 bn 97th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $16.35 bn 100th/182
Exports i% of GDP 40.1% 81st/183
Imports i% of GDP 42.4% 97th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 82.5% 91st/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.5% 110th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 14.0% 123rd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 46.9% 32nd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 36.2% 11th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 54.0% 7th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -4.0% 131st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP -2.2% 188th/196

Natural resources

44
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 186th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 180th/209
Arable land i% of land area 1.2% 180th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 445,023 1st/183

Tourism

24
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 488,000 123rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $881.0 m2008
Tourism receipts i% of exports 11.9%2008
Outbound trips idepartures 130,000 95th/107

Society & health

82
Life expectancy iyears 82.8 26th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 2.8 17th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.37 21st/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.8 64th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 94% 66th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 99.6% 4th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 108.9% 25th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 24.0% 62nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 9.0% 45th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 76.5% 38th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.972 1st/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 26.82019
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.1%2019

Infrastructure & digital

83
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 100.0% 1st/150
Internet users i% of population 98.2% 10th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 121 87th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 37.5 34th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.60 29th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 4.3 m 63rd/161

Environment & energy

61
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 8.52 179th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 82.4% 13th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 4.9 13th/200
Forest area i% of land area 0.6% 202nd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 16,248 1st/149

Institutions & safety

89
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 84.0 16th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 84.8 11th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 85.2 12th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 88.8 13th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 73.8 29th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 82.7 16th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.3 52nd/145

Military

1
Military expenditure iUSD $0.00 154th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.0% 154th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 0.0% 152nd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 0 166th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.00% 166th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 50.0 m2011
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 5.0 m1993

Science & innovation

61
R&D spending i% of GDP 2.64% 14th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 38 83rd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 716 91st/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Icelandic Commonwealth and the Althing (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Iceland — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/iceland. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Iceland — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/iceland. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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