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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 387K in Iceland (ranked 173/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 125th vs. 104th).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($29.6B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.3B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 87/197 ($9,359), while Iceland ranks 9/197 ($86,041).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia Iceland
Population
3114242
395314
Population rank 135/197 173/197
GDP
$29.6B
2024
$33.3B
2024
GDP rank 111/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$9,359
2024
$86,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 9/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,956
2024
$81,924
2024
Government debt
$9.7B
2024
$19.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.7%
2026
49.8%
2026
Government debt per person
$3,065
2024
$50,830
2024
Government debt per person rank 99/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2026
$54,155
2026
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2026
38,931 sq mi
2026
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
9.93 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2026
83.3 years
2026

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iceland
Year GDP
Bosnia Iceland
1960 - $260,984,499
1961 - $266,711,460
1962 - $299,309,938
1963 - $357,240,896
1964 - $456,206,299
1965 - $550,150,988
1966 - $660,663,763
1967 - $652,609,076
1968 - $498,365,200
1969 - $435,659,610
1970 - $545,115,909
1971 - $693,679,545
1972 - $869,002,946
1973 - $1,194,794,186
1974 - $1,568,154,077
1975 - $1,456,052,700
1976 - $1,727,845,419
1977 - $2,285,707,749
1978 - $2,599,627,089
1979 - $2,953,176,971
1980 - $3,499,616,683
1981 - $3,615,094,820
1982 - $3,318,714,326
1983 - $2,862,634,164
1984 - $2,964,568,006
1985 - $3,088,359,967
1986 - $4,129,080,094
1987 - $5,713,281,235
1988 - $6,320,093,411
1989 - $5,870,854,233
1990 $7,753,478,261 $6,694,851,159
1991 $6,122,959,184 $7,151,260,062
1992 $4,735,044,707 $7,328,497,599
1993 $3,630,668,950 $6,435,952,174
1994 $1,255,802,469 $6,612,804,056
1995 $1,866,572,954 $7,372,640,169
1996 $2,786,045,322 $7,686,566,105
1997 $3,671,909,673 $7,716,781,803
1998 $4,116,774,301 $8,637,732,542
1999 $4,686,256,363 $9,107,644,691
2000 $5,567,772,769 $9,140,168,922
2001 $5,800,615,375 $8,323,401,820
2002 $6,728,220,983 $9,416,199,700
2003 $8,498,894,359 $11,564,687,742
2004 $10,156,541,221 $13,963,943,244
2005 $11,222,796,337 $17,146,410,561
2006 $12,864,841,906 $17,671,649,843
2007 $15,778,734,264 $21,960,110,030
2008 $19,112,796,623 $18,247,921,360
2009 $17,613,949,091 $13,212,543,838
2010 $17,176,315,804 $13,922,711,577
2011 $18,644,233,537 $15,394,005,872
2012 $17,226,735,996 $14,943,757,823
2013 $18,179,109,209 $16,244,319,959
2014 $18,558,734,107 $18,052,183,515
2015 $16,404,348,361 $17,700,486,957
2016 $17,116,926,554 $21,083,713,310
2017 $18,326,373,136 $25,060,086,488
2018 $20,484,058,033 $26,677,652,544
2019 $20,482,608,984 $24,985,687,022
2020 $20,226,038,370 $22,034,665,041
2021 $23,672,712,121 $26,234,872,402
2022 $24,534,663,636 $29,166,102,877
2023 $27,592,361,498 $31,677,891,897
2024 $29,613,572,023 $33,255,181,469

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia Iceland
1960 - $1,486
1961 - $1,490
1962 - $1,641
1963 - $1,924
1964 - $2,414
1965 - $2,861
1966 - $3,378
1967 - $3,284
1968 - $2,473
1969 - $2,142
1970 - $2,666
1971 - $3,366
1972 - $4,155
1973 - $5,627
1974 - $7,287
1975 - $6,680
1976 - $7,848
1977 - $10,305
1978 - $11,630
1979 - $13,082
1980 - $15,340
1981 - $15,666
1982 - $14,191
1983 - $12,080
1984 - $12,378
1985 - $12,793
1986 - $16,980
1987 - $23,238
1988 - $25,307
1989 - $23,219
1990 $1,743 $26,272
1991 $1,373 $27,740
1992 $1,118 $28,072
1993 $930 $24,404
1994 $337 $24,858
1995 $502 $27,565
1996 $719 $28,584
1997 $914 $28,462
1998 $1,007 $31,519
1999 $1,135 $32,834
2000 $1,338 $32,504
2001 $1,388 $29,208
2002 $1,607 $32,749
2003 $2,034 $39,944
2004 $2,453 $47,810
2005 $2,740 $57,784
2006 $3,166 $58,172
2007 $3,931 $70,483
2008 $4,842 $57,489
2009 $4,540 $41,484
2010 $4,506 $43,776
2011 $4,983 $48,255
2012 $4,694 $46,595
2013 $5,035 $50,173
2014 $5,206 $55,140
2015 $4,662 $53,506
2016 $4,929 $62,854
2017 $5,345 $72,976
2018 $6,048 $75,634
2019 $6,122 $69,296
2020 $6,130 $60,128
2021 $7,295 $70,425
2022 $7,656 $76,350
2023 $8,663 $82,139
2024 $9,359 $86,041

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia Iceland
1950 47.3 71
1951 48.4 71
1952 49.4 72.4
1953 51.1 72.3
1954 51.9 73.3
1955 53 73.3
1956 53.9 72.9
1957 55.1 73.4
1958 56.2 73.3
1959 57.6 72.6
1960 58.5 74
1961 59.3 73.4
1962 60.1 73.6
1963 60.5 72.9
1964 61.5 73.5
1965 62.2 73.8
1966 63.1 73.1
1967 63.7 73.7
1968 64 73.9
1969 64.4 73.7
1970 64.8 73.8
1971 65.2 73.5
1972 65.7 74.4
1973 66.6 74.3
1974 67.6 74.1
1975 68.3 75.3
1976 68.6 76.6
1977 68.8 76.1
1978 68.8 76.4
1979 69.1 76.5
1980 69.6 76.6
1981 70.1 76.2
1982 70.1 76.8
1983 70.1 76.4
1984 70.2 77.3
1985 70.6 77.4
1986 70.8 77.9
1987 70.9 77.1
1988 71 76.9
1989 71.4 77.9
1990 71.5 77.7
1991 71.8 77.8
1992 52 78.6
1993 50.9 78.8
1994 66.6 79
1995 70.2 77.5
1996 73.5 78.6
1997 73.9 78.7
1998 74.5 79.4
1999 74.9 79.2
2000 75.3 79.5
2001 75.6 80.4
2002 76 80.3
2003 76.4 80.8
2004 76.5 80.7
2005 76.4 81.2
2006 76 80.9
2007 76.2 81.1
2008 76.3 81.2
2009 76.7 81.4
2010 76.8 81.6
2011 77 82
2012 77 82.3
2013 77.1 81.7
2014 77.1 82.4
2015 77.1 82.2
2016 77.1 81.8
2017 77.4 82.2
2018 77.9 82.5
2019 77.4 82.8
2020 76 82.7
2021 74.6 82.8
2022 76.8 81.6
2023 77.9 82.7
2024 78 83
2025 78.2 83.2
2026 78.4 83.3

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iceland
Year Population
Bosnia Iceland
1960 3,281,381 175,574
1961 3,348,035 179,029
1962 3,407,532 182,378
1963 3,461,942 185,653
1964 3,513,441 188,983
1965 3,562,834 192,286
1966 3,610,562 195,570
1967 3,656,223 198,751
1968 3,698,794 201,488
1969 3,737,765 203,369
1970 3,773,247 204,438
1971 3,809,376 206,098
1972 3,848,271 209,137
1973 3,887,376 212,317
1974 3,926,472 215,209
1975 3,965,743 217,979
1976 4,004,552 220,154
1977 4,042,124 221,799
1978 4,078,240 223,537
1979 4,113,300 225,735
1980 4,148,426 228,138
1981 4,184,217 230,755
1982 4,221,100 233,860
1983 4,258,728 236,977
1984 4,295,536 239,511
1985 4,330,364 241,405
1986 4,362,115 243,180
1987 4,390,246 245,859
1988 4,414,404 249,740
1989 4,433,983 252,852
1990 4,448,652 254,826
1991 4,458,343 257,797
1992 4,234,616 261,057
1993 3,904,482 263,725
1994 3,725,412 266,021
1995 3,715,564 267,468
1996 3,875,246 268,916
1997 4,018,227 271,128
1998 4,089,356 274,047
1999 4,130,305 277,381
2000 4,159,771 281,205
2001 4,179,438 284,968
2002 4,188,002 287,523
2003 4,178,523 289,521
2004 4,140,987 292,074
2005 4,096,493 296,734
2006 4,063,272 303,782
2007 4,013,424 311,566
2008 3,947,544 317,414
2009 3,879,794 318,499
2010 3,811,472 318,041
2011 3,741,798 319,014
2012 3,670,113 320,716
2013 3,610,859 323,764
2014 3,564,829 327,386
2015 3,518,541 330,815
2016 3,473,003 335,439
2017 3,428,682 343,400
2018 3,387,000 352,721
2019 3,345,533 360,563
2020 3,299,349 366,463
2021 3,244,907 372,520
2022 3,204,802 382,003
2023 3,185,073 385,663
2024 3,164,253 386,506

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia Iceland
1960 3.96 4.29
1961 3.89 3.88
1962 3.81 3.98
1963 3.7 3.99
1964 3.6 3.88
1965 3.53 3.73
1966 3.39 3.59
1967 3.22 3.28
1968 3.08 3.06
1969 2.95 2.99
1970 2.79 2.81
1971 2.75 2.92
1972 2.67 3.09
1973 2.54 2.94
1974 2.45 2.66
1975 2.39 2.65
1976 2.31 2.52
1977 2.2 2.31
1978 2.08 2.35
1979 1.99 2.49
1980 1.98 2.48
1981 2.02 2.33
1982 2.05 2.27
1983 2.05 2.24
1984 2.02 2.08
1985 1.96 1.93
1986 1.91 1.92
1987 1.88 2.06
1988 1.85 2.26
1989 1.79 2.19
1990 1.79 2.3
1991 1.78 2.18
1992 1.76 2.21
1993 1.73 2.22
1994 1.7 2.14
1995 1.67 2.08
1996 1.65 2.12
1997 1.69 2.04
1998 1.56 2.05
1999 1.37 1.99
2000 1.28 2.08
2001 1.23 1.95
2002 1.23 1.93
2003 1.22 1.99
2004 1.22 2.04
2005 1.2 2.05
2006 1.18 2.08
2007 1.19 2.09
2008 1.21 2.15
2009 1.27 2.23
2010 1.26 2.2
2011 1.21 2.02
2012 1.25 2.04
2013 1.28 1.93
2014 1.26 1.93
2015 1.32 1.8
2016 1.36 1.74
2017 1.42 1.71
2018 1.5 1.71
2019 1.51 1.74
2020 1.52 1.72
2021 1.49 1.82
2022 1.48 1.59
2023 1.49 1.59

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Bosnia Iceland
1960 21.5 25.4
1961 21.6 25.2
1962 21.6 24.9
1963 21.7 24.7
1964 21.7 24.4
1965 21.8 24.2
1966 21.9 24.1
1967 22 24.1
1968 22.1 24.2
1969 22.2 24.3
1970 22.4 24.5
1971 22.6 24.7
1972 22.9 24.8
1973 23.2 24.9
1974 23.6 25.1
1975 23.9 25.4
1976 24.2 25.7
1977 24.6 26
1978 25 26.4
1979 25.4 26.7
1980 25.8 26.9
1981 26.2 27.2
1982 26.5 27.5
1983 26.9 27.7
1984 27.3 28
1985 27.6 28.4
1986 28 28.8
1987 28.4 29.1
1988 28.8 29.3
1989 29.2 29.6
1990 29.7 30
1991 30.2 30.2
1992 30.9 30.5
1993 31.8 30.8
1994 32.6 31.1
1995 33 31.5
1996 32.9 31.8
1997 32.8 32.1
1998 33 32.4
1999 33.3 32.6
2000 33.6 32.8
2001 34 33
2002 34.4 33.4
2003 34.9 33.7
2004 35.4 34
2005 35.9 34.2
2006 36.5 34.5
2007 37.1 34.6
2008 37.8 34.5
2009 38.5 34.6
2010 39.1 34.9
2011 39.8 35.1
2012 40.5 35.4
2013 41.2 35.5
2014 41.8 35.7
2015 42.3 36
2016 42.8 36.2
2017 43.3 36.3
2018 43.8 36.4
2019 44.3 36.5
2020 44.8 36.6
2021 45.2 36.7
2022 45.6 36.7
2023 46 36.9
2024 46.3 37.1

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Finance

Bosnia Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$27.8B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.6%
2026
43.5%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.75%
2024
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.35%
2026
-1.39%
2026
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.6%
2024
64.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
20.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
99.9%
2024

Energy

Bosnia Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
15,686 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
20.4 megatons
2024
3.29 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
6.45 tons
2024
8.52 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2023
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
50,951 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bosnia Iceland
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
52.1%
2024
94.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2026
92.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
62
2026
79
2026
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
16%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
99.8%
2023

Health

Bosnia Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2026
83.3 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
23
2026
98
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia Iceland
% of world land
0.03%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
100,725 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2026
6,324 sq mi
2026
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2026
205.8 sq mi
2026
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
8,014 mi
2012

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