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Iceland vs Slovakia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Iceland
isl
Leads on 46 of 106 metrics
Slovakia
svk
Leads on 50 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iceland and Slovakia: Iceland leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (248,400) against Slovakia (2.78); Iceland leads on Radios (260,000) against Slovakia (3.12); Iceland leads on Televisions (98,000) against Slovakia (2.62). Across 106 compared metrics, Iceland wins on 46 and Slovakia wins on 50.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.83 %★87.21 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score81.36 points★71.93 points
Radios260,000★3.12
Televisions98,000★2.62
Waterwaysnone172

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.21B $2.63B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars39.63B $155.50B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.4 %★0 %
Coal Revenue00.01★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.26 %★2.44 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.5 % of GDP★6.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79100★
Electricity Consumption17.6826.64★
Electricity Exports010.6★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels436★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants71★24
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels027★
Electricity from Other Renewables25★13
Electricity Imports013.25★
Electricity Installed Capacity2.777.64★
Electricity Production18.1725.32★
Gini Index Coefficient26.6★24.1
Gross Fixed Investment14.522.2★
Gross National Saving25.8★20.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.3 %0.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.9 %2.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.3 % of GDP1.74 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption04.67★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports04.98★
Natural Gas Production0104.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves014.16★
Oil Consumption17,43083,810★
Oil Exports1,20978,940★
Oil Imports15,530139,200★
Oil Production08,281★
Oil Proved Reserves09★
Population Below Poverty Line8.8 people★13.7 people
Public Debt80.764.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.5 USD2.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption20,85085,880★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,53081,100★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,22038,340★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0131,300★
Remittances0.71.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.22★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.08★0.23
Taxes and Other Revenues23.3★19.4
Unemployment Rate3.2 %★5.3 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)294,776-1.68M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.1★30.09
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; slightly larger concentration in the west in proximity to the Czech border
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country24 Cubic meters per year★1.73 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources170★50.1

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %3.61 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)23.66171.11★
Agricultural land18,720 sq. km★18,070 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,970 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita5,604.12 cubic meters per inhabitant★314.85 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land0.5259★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country96.93 %★68.7 %
Administrative Divisions64★8
Independence11
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)7.94★9.38
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.97.1★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.6 % of GDP★7.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.8 people/sq km5.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★4 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★27.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.9 %20.5 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSnote: estimate does not include children1,200
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)018,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Currently married (Percent)47.72 %★47.43 %
Human Capital Index0.74★0.67
Life expectancy at birth84.66 years★83.35 years
Median age of population36.28 years42.65 years★
Population Change3,714.6 persons★-41,056.4 persons
Population density4.05 per sq. km★112.42 per sq. km
Total population403,136.5 persons5.44M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.760.81★
Birth Rate (%)12.47 %★9.77 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)6.62 %★11.18 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age96,725.95 persons1.21M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate248,400★2.78
Learning-adjusted years of school10.48 years★9.82 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother288 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population216,000 people441,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)180.49★179.5
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.4 %★53.81 %
Physician Density4.37 people/sq km★3.7 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.82 %★-0.07 %
Population living in slums0 %0.07 %★
Total deaths2,727.1 persons★48,191.9 persons
Total fertility rate1.38 per woman1.54 per woman★
Total net-migration2,246.8 persons★-40,591.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate0.48 per live births★4.35 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)14.35★0.29
Airports82116★
Civil Air Travel2047★
Heliports12★

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