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Iceland vs North Macedonia: Compare Statistics

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

Iceland
isl
Leads on 52 of 115 metrics
North Macedonia
mkd
Leads on 46 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iceland and North Macedonia: North Macedonia leads on Irrigated Land (844) against Iceland (0.50); Iceland leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.08) against North Macedonia (3.94); Iceland leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (170) against North Macedonia (6.40). Across 115 compared metrics, Iceland wins on 52 and North Macedonia wins on 46.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.21 %★93.6 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.83 %★87.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score81.36 points★70.44 points
Radios260,000410,000★
Televisions98,000510,000★
Waterwaysnonenote: lake transport only, on the Greek and Albanian borders

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.21B $★949.49M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars39.63B $★19.03B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.11 %30.6 %★
Apple Import Volume3.66M tonnes★3.58M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.4 %★3.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.26 %★6.21 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.5 % of GDP★6.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7988.6★
Electricity Consumption17.68★6.42
Electricity Exports058.5★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels460★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants71★37
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables25★3
Electricity Imports02.19★
Electricity Installed Capacity2.77★1.83
Electricity Production18.17★5.4
Gini Index Coefficient26.633.5★
Gross Fixed Investment14.529.2★
Gross National Saving25.830.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.3 %1.8 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.9 %3.5 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.3 % of GDP1.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption0198.2★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports0198.2★
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption17,43019,000★
Oil Exports1,2098,594★
Oil Imports15,53021,530★
Oil Production0116★
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line8.8 people★21.8 people
Public Debt80.739.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.5 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption20,85021,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,5303,065★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,22023,560★
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances0.72.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.15★
Robotics Research Funding2.64 USD★0.37 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.08★3.94
Taxes and Other Revenues23.3★17.9
Top Exporting Countries14.12B USD★10.46B USD
Unemployment Rate3.2 %★13.5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate74.93 %51.94 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)294,776-718,749★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.1★7.37
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 fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Protected Land Area for Adaptation21.13 sq km33.84 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country24 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources170★6.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %2.52 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)23.6671.64★
Agricultural land18,720 sq. km★12,502 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,970 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita5,604.12 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,300.85 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land0.5844★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country96.93 %★49.29 %
Administrative Divisions6480★
Independence18★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water100 %★80.79 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)7.94★42.32
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.97.4★
Health Care Spending per Capita7,810.82 USD★2,194.25 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.6 % of GDP★8.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.8 people/sq km4.2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %3 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★26.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.9 %★22.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSnote: estimate does not include children<500 (2018 est.)
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)016,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Currently married (Percent)47.72 %64.74 %★
Human Capital Index0.74★0.56
Life expectancy at birth84.66 years★81.43 years
Median age of population36.28 years41.35 years★
Population Change3,714.6 persons★-7,548.4 persons
Population density4.05 per sq. km★72.43 per sq. km
Total population403,136.5 persons1.80M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.66
Birth Rate (%)12.47 %★10.07 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA59.9 %
Death Rate (%)6.62 %★9.62 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age96,725.95 persons398,481.65 persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate248,400779,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school10.48 years★7.05 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother288 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population216,000 people611,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)180.49★178.33
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.4 %★71.33 %
Physician Density4.37 people/sq km★2.94 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.82 %★0.08 %
Population living in slums0 %0.01 %★
Total deaths2,727.1 persons★16,873 persons
Total fertility rate1.38 per woman1.39 per woman★
Total net-migration2,246.8 persons★-5,776.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate0.48 per live births★7.47 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)14.35★0.64
Airports82★13
Heliports113★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Current Bank Rate7.75 %★5.35 %

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