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Iceland
Europe & Central Asia · High income · capital Reykjavik
Reports 18 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old82.8years
Ranks 26 of 217 in 2024
11% above world median · 4% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old2.8per 1,000 live births
Ranks 17 of 196 in 2024
81% below world median · 28% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old3per 100,000 live births
Ranks 6 of 194 in 2023
94% below world median · 50% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Health spending
2024 · 2 years old8.98% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
7% below world median
Medians computed across 22 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.56births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
18% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old98.2% gross
Ranks 102 of 166 in 2023
about the same world median · 3% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2022 · 4 years old7.31% of GDP
Ranks 11 of 164 in 2022
80% above world median · 62% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 164 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old98,323current US$
Ranks 5 of 186 in 2025
11.5× above world median · 2.5× above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old83,431international $
Ranks 12 of 185 in 2025
3.1× above world median · 64% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2019 · 7 years old0.1% of population
Ranks 9 of 78 in 2019
89% below world median · 67% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 78 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2019 · 7 years old26.8index, 0–100
Ranks 7 of 78 in 2019
21% below world median · 13% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 78 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old3.6% of labour force
Ranks 62 of 182 in 2025
29% below world median · 35% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old4.1% per year
Not ranked — no better end
35% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 148 in 2024
24% above world median · 3% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old98.2% of population
Ranks 10 of 182 in 2024
20% above world median · 7% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old8.52t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
2.3× above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old392.4kpeople
Not ranked — no better end
94% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Iceland has no figure in this dataset for Military spending, Child stunting, Adult literacy. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.