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Iceland vs India: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Iceland
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Leads on 48 of 107 metrics
India
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Leads on 51 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iceland and India: India leads on Irrigated Land (754,562) against Iceland (0.50); Iceland leads on Major Urban Areas Population (216,000 people) against India (32.94 people); Iceland leads on Oil Consumption (17,430) against India (3.18). Across 107 compared metrics, Iceland wins on 48 and India wins on 51.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.81 %★55.9 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score81.36 points★32.96 points
Radios260,000★116
Televisions98,000★63
Waterwaysnone16,180

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.21B $717.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars39.63B $4.52T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.4 %6 %★
Coal Revenue01.15★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.26 %9.51 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.5 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★71
Electricity Consumption17.68★1.14
Electricity Exports05.15★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels471★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants71★12
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables25★16
Electricity Imports05.62★
Electricity Installed Capacity2.77367.8★
Electricity Production18.17★1.39
Gini Index Coefficient26.6★25.5
Gross Fixed Investment14.530★
Gross National Saving25.828.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.3 %5.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.9 %5 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.3 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption055.43★
Natural Gas Exports076.45★
Natural Gas Imports023.96★
Natural Gas Production031.54★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.29★
Oil Consumption17,430★3.18
Oil Exports1,209825,600★
Oil Imports15,530★3.06
Oil Production0954,000★
Oil Proved Reserves05.68★
Population Below Poverty Line8.8 people★21.9 people
Public Debt80.746.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.5 USD6.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption20,850★4.52
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,530★1.31
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,220653,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Production04.9★
Remittances0.73.5★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.14★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.19★27.12
Taxes and Other Revenues23.3★6.7
Unemployment Rate3.2 %★4.3 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)294,776★130.72M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.12.82★
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population DistributionIceland 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 westa very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other riv
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country24 Cubic meters per year432 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources170★1.91

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %21.46 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)23.6668.7★
Agricultural land18,720 sq. km1.78M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,970 km7,000 km★
Dam capacity per capita5,604.12 cubic meters per inhabitant★167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land0.5754,562★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country96.93 %★59.13 %
Administrative Divisions64★28
Independence115★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.910.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.6 % of GDP★3.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density2.8 people/sq km★1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★80 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★21.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.9 %3.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSnote: estimate does not include children2.3
Underweight Children Under 5NA31.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)03.07M★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Currently married (Percent)47.72 %71.87 %★
Human Capital Index0.74★0.52
Life expectancy at birth84.66 years★76.09 years
Median age of population36.28 years★29.19 years
Population Change3,714.6 persons14.13M persons★
Population density4.05 per sq. km★496.42 per sq. km
Total population403,136.5 persons1.48B persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.14
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsC★A
Birth Rate (%)12.47 %15.91 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA66.7 %
Death Rate (%)6.62 %★8.7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age96,725.95 persons389.10M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate248,400★607.69
Learning-adjusted years of school10.48 years★9.6 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother288 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population216,000 people★32.94 people
Mean Male Height (cm)180.49★164.95
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.4 %84.2 %★
Physician Density4.37 people/sq km★0.72 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.82 %★0.72 %
Population living in slums0 %5.41 %★
Total deaths2,727.1 persons★8.28M persons
Total fertility rate1.38 per woman1.93 per woman★
Total net-migration2,246.8 persons★-632,939 persons
Under-five mortality rate0.48 per live births★26.01 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)14.35★0.14
Airports82315★
Civil Air Travel2093★
Heliports1289★

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