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Iceland vs Iran: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 116 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Iceland
isl
Leads on 51 of 116 metrics
Iran
irn
Leads on 54 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iceland and Iran: Iran leads on Irrigated Land (79,721) against Iceland (0.50); Iceland leads on Major Urban Areas Population (216,000 people) against Iran (9.50 people); Iceland leads on Televisions (98,000) against Iran (4.61). Across 116 compared metrics, Iceland wins on 51 and Iran wins on 54.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇷 IranShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.21 %★85.34 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.83 %★79.63 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score81.36 points★16.22 points
Radios260,000★17
Televisions98,000★4.61
Waterwaysnone904

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇷 IranShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.21B $58.51B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars39.63B $584.26B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.11 %44.35 %★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.4 %NA
Coal Revenue00.01★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.26 %18 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.5 % of GDP8.7 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index79★67.8
Electricity Consumption17.68236.3★
Electricity Exports06.82★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels484★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants71★15
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels01★
Electricity from Other Renewables25★0
Electricity Imports04.22★
Electricity Installed Capacity2.7777.6★
Electricity Production18.17272.3★
Gini Index Coefficient26.635.9★
Gross Fixed Investment14.531.2★
Gross National Saving25.837.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.3 %2.8 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.9 %★32.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.3 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption0206.9★
Natural Gas Exports011.64★
Natural Gas Imports03.99★
Natural Gas Production0214.5★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves033.72★
Oil Consumption17,430★1.85
Oil Exports1,209★2.52
Oil Imports15,530297,100★
Oil Production04.25★
Oil Proved Reserves0137★
Population Below Poverty Line8.8 people★18.7 people
Public Debt80.739.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.5 USD3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption20,850★1.8
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,530397,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,22064,160★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.76★
Remittances0.7★0
Revenue from Forest Resources00.01★
Robotics Research Funding2.78 USD★0.73 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.08★4.28
Taxes and Other Revenues22.52★17.3
Top Exporting Countries14.12B USD111.93B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.2 %★9.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate74.93 %40.97 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇷 IranShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)294,776★2.96M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.1★823.36
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;not specific;
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 westpopulation is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast, dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a m
Protected Land Area for Adaptation21.13 sq km★7.96 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country24 Cubic meters per year49.3 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources170★137

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇷 IranShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %1.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)23.66137.67★
Agricultural land18,720 sq. km472,428 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,970 km★2,440 km
Dam capacity per capita5,604.12 cubic meters per inhabitant★477.98 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land0.579,721★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇷 IranShare
Rule of Law Index by Country96.93 %★10.13 %
Administrative Divisions64★31
Independence11
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇷 IranShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water100 %★94.41 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)9.45★35.66
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.99★
Health Care Spending per Capita7,810.82 USD★1,193.5 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.6 % of GDP★5.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.8 people/sq km★1.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★16 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.9 %★25.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSnote: estimate does not include children54,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA4.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇷 IranShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)0650,000★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇷 IranShare
Currently married (Percent)47.72 %67.96 %★
Human Capital Index0.74★0.61
Life expectancy at birth84.66 years★81.67 years
Median age of population36.28 years★34.48 years
Population Change3,714.6 persons782,588.4 persons★
Population density4.05 per sq. km★57.41 per sq. km
Total population403,136.5 persons93.27M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.06
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsC★A
Birth Rate (%)12.47 %★11.24 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)6.62 %4.42 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★2.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age96,725.95 persons24.90M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate248,400★28.58
Learning-adjusted years of school10.48 years★8.35 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother288 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population216,000 people★9.5 people
Mean Male Height (cm)180.49★173.57
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.4 %84.83 %★
Physician Density4.37 people/sq km★1.81 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.82 %★-0.87 %
Population living in slums0 %43.64 %★
Total deaths2,727.1 persons★390,941 persons
Total fertility rate1.38 per woman1.66 per woman★
Total net-migration2,246.8 persons66,609.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate0.48 per live births★9.78 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇷 IranShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)14.35★0.21
Airports82177★
Civil Air Travel2048★
Heliports190★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇷 IranShare
Current Bank Rate7.75 %23 %★

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