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Australia vs Iceland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 59 of 108 metrics
Iceland
isl
Leads on 33 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Iceland: Iceland leads on Major Urban Areas Population (216,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Australia leads on Irrigated Land (19,450) against Iceland (0.50); Iceland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (20,850) against Australia (1.18). Across 108 compared metrics, Australia wins on 59 and Iceland wins on 33.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %99.83 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points81.36 points★
Radios25.5260,000★
Televisions10.1598,000★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★1.21B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★39.63B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5.4 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %7.26 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★8.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7979
Electricity Consumption229.4★17.68
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★4
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1171★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1725★
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★2.77
Electricity Production243★18.17
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★26.6
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★14.5
Gross National Saving2125.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %★-2.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★5.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.9 % of GDP★0.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★17,430
Oil Exports312,600★1,209
Oil Imports731,400★15,530
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people8.8 people★
Public Debt58★80.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD★0.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1820,850★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★2,530
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★20,220
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.10.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.50.27★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★23.3
Unemployment Rate4.1 %3.2 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M294,776★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.653.1★
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, byIceland is almost entirely urban, with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★24 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★170

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %★0.16 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★23.66
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★18,720 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★4,970 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant5,604.12 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land19,450★0.5

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %96.93 %★
Administrative Divisions664★
Independence11
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.747.94★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★6.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★8.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★2.8 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★3 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.728.7
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %21.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000note: estimate does not include children
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★0

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★47.72 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.74
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★84.66 years
Median age of population38.51 years★36.28 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★3,714.6 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★4.05 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★403,136.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.76
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsBC★
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %12.47 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.81 %6.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP7.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★96,725.95 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91248,400★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★10.48 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days288 days★
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people216,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2180.49★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★76.4 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km4.37 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.82 %
Population living in slums0.03 %★0 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons2,727.1 persons★
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman★1.38 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★2,246.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births0.48 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.0914.35★
Airports2,257★82
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft20
Heliports392★1

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