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Iceland vs Nigeria: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 115 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Iceland
isl
Leads on 51 of 115 metrics
Nigeria
nga
Leads on 50 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iceland and Nigeria: Iceland leads on Televisions (98,000) against Nigeria (6.90); Iceland leads on Major Urban Areas Population (216,000 people) against Nigeria (15.95 people); Iceland leads on Radios (260,000) against Nigeria (23.50). Across 115 compared metrics, Iceland wins on 51 and Nigeria wins on 50.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 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🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.21 %★41.21 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.83 %★39.21 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 39% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score81.36 points★46.81 points
Radios260,000★23.5
Televisions98,000★6.9
Waterwaysnone8,575

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.21B $128.78B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars39.63B $193.10B $★
Apple Import Volume3.66M tonnes38.66M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.4 %★4.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.26 %17.58 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.5 % of GDP★3.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7986.2★
Electricity Consumption17.6824.72★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels480★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants71★19
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables25★0
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity2.7710.52★
Electricity Production18.1729.35★
Gini Index Coefficient26.635.1★
Gross Fixed Investment14.518.8★
Gross National Saving25.8★18.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.3 %2.4 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.9 %★33.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.3 % of GDP0.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption017.24★
Natural Gas Exports027.21★
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production044.48★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves05.48★
Oil Consumption17,430279,000★
Oil Exports1,209★2.1
Oil Imports15,530187,700★
Oil Production02.46★
Oil Proved Reserves037.2★
Population Below Poverty Line8.8 people★40.1 people
Public Debt80.719.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.5 USD3.4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption20,850325,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,530★2,332
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,220223,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Production035,010★
Remittances0.711.3★
Revenue from Forest Resources01.02★
Robotics Research Funding2.34 USD★0.28 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.27★34.19
Taxes and Other Revenues22.52★3.4
Unemployment Rate3.2 %3 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate74.93 %★82.52 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)294,776★6.45M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.1★114.4
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;200
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 westlargest population of any African nation; significant population clusters are scattered throughout the country, with the highest density areas being in the south and southwest, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation21.13 sq km★13.9 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country24 Cubic meters per year87 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources170286.2★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %7.65 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)23.66134.77★
Agricultural land18,720 sq. km703,753 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,970 km★853 km
Dam capacity per capita5,604.12 cubic meters per inhabitant★206.73 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land0.52,188★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country96.93 %★21.26 %
Administrative Divisions64★36
Independence11
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water100 %★29.9 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.9★3
Health Care Spending per Capita7,810.82 USD★349.89 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.6 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density3.2 people/sq km★0.53 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★993 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★20.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.9 %8.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSnote: estimate does not include children1.7
Underweight Children Under 5NA18.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)0223,000★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Currently married (Percent)47.72 %65.4 %★
Human Capital Index0.74★0.38
Life expectancy at birth84.66 years★55.58 years
Median age of population36.28 years★18.33 years
Population Change3,714.6 persons4.98M persons★
Population density4.05 per sq. km★265.94 per sq. km
Total population403,136.5 persons242.38M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.760.88★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsC★AA
Birth Rate (%)12.47 %33.56 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA16.6 %
Death Rate (%)6.62 %★9.42 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★0.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age96,725.95 persons58.88M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate248,400★113.35
Learning-adjusted years of school10.48 years★6.5 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother288 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population216,000 people★15.95 people
Mean Male Height (cm)180.49★165.91
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.4 %82.04 %★
Physician Density4.37 people/sq km★0.38 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.82 %2.39 %★
Population living in slums0 %43.39 %★
Total deaths2,727.1 persons★2.74M persons
Total fertility rate1.38 per woman4.21 per woman★
Total net-migration2,246.8 persons★-1,780.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate0.48 per live births★98.68 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)14.35★0.03
Airports82★50
Civil Air Travel2057★
Heliports115★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Current Bank Rate7.75 %26.5 %★

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