Country profile
Iceland
Iceland ranks #175 of 215 for population, #10 of 209 for gdp per capita, #26 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
386,506
people · 2024
Rank #175 of 215
Life expectancy
82.8
years · 2024
Rank #26 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.1%
% of population · 2019
Rank #161 of 186
Under-5 mortality
2.8
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #226 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
91.3%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #42 of 232
Tobacco use
9.4%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #136 of 163
Calorie supply
3,681
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #11 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
488,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #128 of 203
GDP per capita
$86,041
current US$ · 2024
Rank #10 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
5.86
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #45 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
154
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #75 of 210
Forest area
0.53%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #248 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
5.11
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #247 of 248
Protected areas
2.9%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #211 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
9.67
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #27 of 210
Fertilizer use
97.3
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #60 of 194
Pesticide use
0.01
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #189 of 193
Cereal yield
1.97
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #121 of 182
Digital
Internet users
98.2%
% of population · 2024
Rank #11 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
37.5
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #39 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
121
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #102 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #49 of 215
Renewable electricity output
100%
% of electricity output · 2016
Rank #3 of 257
Energy use per person
159,676
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #4 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.81
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #24 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Iceland; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield