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Iceland vs Venezuela: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Iceland
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Leads on 49 of 111 metrics
Venezuela
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Leads on 49 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iceland and Venezuela: Iceland leads on Major Urban Areas Population (216,000 people) against Venezuela (2.97 people); Iceland leads on Radios (260,000) against Venezuela (10.75); Iceland leads on Televisions (98,000) against Venezuela (4.10). Across 111 compared metrics, Iceland wins on 49 and Venezuela wins on 49.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 46 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 25 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.21 %★76.68 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)98.26 %★61.6 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 62% (2017 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score81.36 points★29.21 points
Radios260,000★10.75
Televisions98,000★4.1
Waterwaysnone7,100

Economy

46 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.21B $8.19B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars39.63B $162.01B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.11 %★4.9 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.4 %29.5 %★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.26 %21.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.5 % of GDP★3.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★0
Electricity Consumption17.6871.96★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels451★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants71★49
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables25★0
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity2.7731★
Electricity Production18.17109.3★
Gini Index Coefficient26.139★
Gross Fixed Investment14.519.3★
Gross National Saving25.8★12.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.24 %★-5.84 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.9 %★200.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.3 % of GDP0.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption024.21★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production027.07★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves05.74★
Oil Consumption17,430746,000★
Oil Exports1,209★1.87
Oil Imports15,530★0
Oil Production02.38★
Oil Proved Reserves0211.2★
Population Below Poverty Line8.8 people★33.1 people
Public Debt80.738.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.5 USD★-19.67 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption20,850659,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,530325,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,22020,640★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0926,300★
Remittances0.66★0.03
Robotics Research Funding1.94 USD★0.34 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.18★9.71
Taxes and Other Revenues22.5244.2★
Top Exporting Countries14.12B USD20.20B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.2 %★5.5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate74.93 %51.93 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)294,776-3.55M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.1★76.73
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 westmost of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas
Protected Land Area for Adaptation21.13 sq km56.77 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country24 Cubic meters per year227 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources170★1.33

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %0.83 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)23.66204.72★
Agricultural land18,720 sq. km215,000 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,970 km★2,800 km
Dam capacity per capita5,604.12 cubic meters per inhabitant5,928.85 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land0.510,550★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country96.93 %★0.52 %
Administrative Divisions64★23
Independence15★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)8.34★55.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.98.6★
Health Care Spending per Capita7,810.82 USD★158.19 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.6 % of GDP★4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density2.8 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★227 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.9 %★25.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSnote: estimate does not include children100,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)0343,000★

People and Society

25 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Currently married (Percent)47.72 %★47.71 %
Life expectancy at birth84.66 years★77.19 years
Median age of population36.28 years★29.62 years
Population Change3,714.6 persons207,929.9 persons★
Population density4.05 per sq. km★31.16 per sq. km
Total population403,136.5 persons28.63M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.13
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsC★B-C
Birth Rate (%)12.47 %16.45 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA75 %
Death Rate (%)6.62 %6.54 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★0 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age96,725.95 persons7.03M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate248,400★11.14
Length of paid parental leave for mother288 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population216,000 people★2.97 people
Mean Male Height (cm)180.49★171.59
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.4 %88.66 %★
Physician Density4.37 people/sq km★1.66 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.82 %0.88 %★
Population living in slums0 %25.03 %★
Total deaths2,727.1 persons★220,071.7 persons
Total fertility rate1.38 per woman2.05 per woman★
Total net-migration2,246.8 persons★-8,316.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate0.48 per live births★17.21 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)14.35★0.06
Airports82509★
Civil Air Travel2056★
Heliports188★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Current Bank Rate7.75 %58.91 %★

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