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Iceland vs Kenya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 104th vs. 45th).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Kenya
Population
412970
58419239
Population rank 172/197 26/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$124B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 64/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$2,206
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 152/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$6,619
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$81.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
68.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$1,447
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 131/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$2,811
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
224,278 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
64 years
2025

Iceland and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Kenya economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Kenya
Year GDP
Iceland Kenya
1960 $252,169,712 $791,265,459
1961 $257,703,245 $792,959,473
1962 $289,200,704 $868,111,401
1963 $345,175,036 $926,589,349
1964 $440,797,869 $998,759,334
1965 $531,569,564 $997,919,321
1966 $638,349,755 $1,164,519,674
1967 $630,567,116 $1,232,559,507
1968 $481,532,848 $1,353,295,459
1969 $420,945,148 $1,458,379,417
1970 $526,704,545 $1,603,447,359
1971 $670,251,136 $1,778,391,289
1972 $839,652,164 $2,107,279,157
1973 $1,154,440,253 $2,509,001,324
1974 $1,515,190,595 $2,969,958,812
1975 $1,406,875,081 $3,259,345,083
1976 $1,669,488,390 $3,474,542,392
1977 $2,208,509,076 $4,494,378,764
1978 $2,511,826,196 $5,303,735,111
1979 $2,853,435,054 $6,234,391,113
1980 $3,381,419,251 $7,265,315,820
1981 $3,492,997,010 $6,854,491,706
1982 $3,206,626,645 $6,431,579,357
1983 $2,765,950,336 $5,979,198,314
1984 $2,864,441,387 $6,191,437,070
1985 $2,984,052,357 $6,135,034,214
1986 $3,989,622,739 $7,239,126,568
1987 $5,520,318,405 $7,970,820,369
1988 $6,106,635,816 $8,355,380,879
1989 $5,672,569,449 $8,283,114,514
1990 $6,468,736,356 $8,572,359,038
1991 $6,909,730,288 $8,151,488,783
1992 $7,080,981,738 $8,209,120,763
1993 $6,218,581,532 $5,751,786,643
1994 $6,389,460,343 $7,148,148,564
1995 $7,123,633,418 $9,046,320,255
1996 $7,426,082,271 $12,045,865,396
1997 $7,569,672,925 $13,115,764,358
1998 $8,503,746,468 $14,093,998,844
1999 $8,982,047,589 $12,896,010,459
2000 $9,025,660,362 $12,705,350,098
2001 $8,234,846,805 $12,986,007,426
2002 $9,318,395,055 $13,147,736,899
2003 $11,429,333,038 $14,904,517,650
2004 $13,825,302,536 $16,095,337,094
2005 $16,852,963,067 $18,737,895,513
2006 $17,465,318,552 $25,825,512,284
2007 $21,652,505,597 $31,958,195,182
2008 $18,074,622,987 $35,895,153,328
2009 $13,154,414,219 $42,347,217,913
2010 $13,751,161,918 $45,405,615,064
2011 $15,221,622,926 $46,869,473,151
2012 $14,751,508,134 $56,396,704,672
2013 $16,125,060,515 $61,671,440,408
2014 $17,867,662,178 $68,285,796,514
2015 $17,517,210,519 $70,120,446,897
2016 $20,793,168,031 $74,815,144,164
2017 $24,728,285,177 $82,036,510,877
2018 $26,260,850,582 $92,202,979,985
2019 $24,681,343,649 $100,378,436,207
2020 $21,629,953,194 $100,657,505,751
2021 $25,770,339,317 $109,703,658,905
2022 $28,696,453,180 $114,448,978,153
2023 $31,452,223,862 $108,038,588,971
2024 $33,462,807,983 $124,498,691,699

Iceland and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Kenya
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Kenya
1960 $1,436 $102.8
1961 $1,439 $99.3
1962 $1,586 $104.6
1963 $1,859 $107.4
1964 $2,332 $111.3
1965 $2,764 $106.9
1966 $3,264 $119.8
1967 $3,173 $121.9
1968 $2,390 $128.7
1969 $2,070 $133.3
1970 $2,576 $141
1971 $3,252 $150.9
1972 $4,015 $172.6
1973 $5,437 $198.6
1974 $7,041 $227.2
1975 $6,454 $241.2
1976 $7,583 $248.9
1977 $9,957 $311
1978 $11,237 $355
1979 $12,641 $403
1980 $14,822 $454
1981 $15,137 $413
1982 $13,712 $374
1983 $11,672 $335
1984 $11,960 $334
1985 $12,361 $320
1986 $16,406 $364
1987 $22,453 $387
1988 $24,452 $391
1989 $22,434 $374
1990 $25,385 $374
1991 $26,803 $345
1992 $27,124 $337
1993 $23,580 $229
1994 $24,019 $276.4
1995 $26,634 $340
1996 $27,615 $441
1997 $27,919 $467
1998 $31,030 $488
1999 $32,382 $434
2000 $32,096 $415
2001 $28,897 $411
2002 $32,409 $403
2003 $39,477 $443
2004 $47,335 $464
2005 $56,795 $523
2006 $57,493 $700
2007 $69,496 $840
2008 $56,943 $916
2009 $41,301 $1,048
2010 $43,237 $1,092
2011 $47,715 $1,096
2012 $45,996 $1,285
2013 $49,805 $1,371
2014 $54,577 $1,483
2015 $52,952 $1,489
2016 $61,988 $1,554
2017 $72,010 $1,667
2018 $74,452 $1,836
2019 $68,452 $1,960
2020 $59,024 $1,928
2021 $69,178 $2,061
2022 $75,121 $2,110
2023 $79,960 $1,952
2024 $82,704 $2,206

Iceland vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Kenya
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Kenya
1950 71 36.9
1951 71 38
1952 72.4 38.6
1953 72.3 39.8
1954 73.3 41
1955 73.3 42.3
1956 72.9 43.5
1957 73.4 45.3
1958 73.3 46.5
1959 72.6 47.5
1960 74 48.5
1961 73.4 49.3
1962 73.6 50.1
1963 72.9 50.8
1964 73.5 51.3
1965 73.8 51.9
1966 73.1 52.4
1967 73.7 52.8
1968 73.9 53.3
1969 73.7 53.7
1970 73.8 54.1
1971 73.5 54.5
1972 74.4 55
1973 74.3 55.5
1974 74.1 56
1975 75.3 56.6
1976 76.6 57.2
1977 76.1 57.7
1978 76.4 58.2
1979 76.5 58.7
1980 76.6 59.2
1981 76.2 59.6
1982 76.8 59.9
1983 76.4 60.3
1984 77.3 60.6
1985 77.4 60.9
1986 77.9 60.8
1987 77.1 60.7
1988 76.9 60.3
1989 77.9 60
1990 77.7 58.3
1991 77.8 57.8
1992 78.6 57.1
1993 78.8 56.7
1994 79 56.1
1995 77.5 55.9
1996 78.6 55.6
1997 78.7 55.5
1998 79.4 55.6
1999 79.2 55.9
2000 79.5 56.1
2001 80.4 56.5
2002 80.3 56.8
2003 80.8 57.4
2004 80.7 57.9
2005 81.2 58.5
2006 80.9 59.1
2007 81.1 59.4
2008 81.2 60
2009 81.4 60.5
2010 81.6 60.9
2011 82 61.3
2012 82.3 61.5
2013 81.7 61.7
2014 82.4 62
2015 82.2 62.3
2016 81.8 62.5
2017 82.2 62.7
2018 82.5 62.8
2019 82.8 62.9
2020 82.7 61.6
2021 82.8 61.2
2022 81.6 63.5
2023 82.7 63.6
2024 83 63.8
2025 83.2 64

Iceland and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Kenya
Year Population
Iceland Kenya
1960 175,574 7,695,307
1961 179,029 7,987,770
1962 182,378 8,299,308
1963 185,653 8,627,971
1964 188,983 8,973,535
1965 192,286 9,338,078
1966 195,570 9,717,816
1967 198,751 10,111,057
1968 201,488 10,518,823
1969 203,369 10,939,695
1970 204,438 11,368,791
1971 206,098 11,788,904
1972 209,137 12,206,060
1973 212,317 12,634,835
1974 215,209 13,070,078
1975 217,979 13,511,671
1976 220,154 13,957,623
1977 221,799 14,428,819
1978 223,537 14,934,126
1979 225,735 15,460,666
1980 228,138 16,018,459
1981 230,755 16,601,507
1982 233,860 17,206,175
1983 236,977 17,846,374
1984 239,511 18,514,906
1985 241,405 19,201,768
1986 243,180 19,901,646
1987 245,859 20,616,096
1988 249,740 21,356,219
1989 252,852 22,118,434
1990 254,826 22,892,651
1991 257,797 23,646,514
1992 261,057 24,382,460
1993 263,725 25,117,188
1994 266,021 25,857,130
1995 267,468 26,601,751
1996 268,916 27,344,211
1997 271,128 28,101,768
1998 274,047 28,888,057
1999 277,381 29,733,408
2000 281,205 30,642,890
2001 284,968 31,619,170
2002 287,523 32,629,808
2003 289,521 33,652,223
2004 292,074 34,713,455
2005 296,734 35,796,484
2006 303,782 36,904,008
2007 311,566 38,036,349
2008 317,414 39,206,351
2009 318,499 40,408,891
2010 318,041 41,598,567
2011 319,014 42,758,461
2012 320,716 43,888,303
2013 323,764 44,986,791
2014 327,386 46,051,440
2015 330,815 47,088,526
2016 335,439 48,139,687
2017 343,400 49,197,766
2018 352,721 50,207,107
2019 360,563 51,202,827
2020 366,463 52,217,334
2021 372,520 53,219,166
2022 382,003 54,252,461
2023 393,349 55,339,003
2024 404,610 56,432,944

Fertility rates in Iceland and Kenya

Fertility rate
Iceland

Kenya
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Kenya
1960 4.29 7.65
1961 3.88 7.72
1962 3.98 7.77
1963 3.99 7.82
1964 3.88 7.87
1965 3.73 7.92
1966 3.59 7.96
1967 3.28 7.95
1968 3.06 7.95
1969 2.99 7.95
1970 2.81 7.94
1971 2.92 7.92
1972 3.09 7.89
1973 2.94 7.86
1974 2.66 7.82
1975 2.65 7.8
1976 2.52 7.77
1977 2.31 7.73
1978 2.35 7.67
1979 2.49 7.6
1980 2.48 7.53
1981 2.33 7.45
1982 2.27 7.35
1983 2.24 7.22
1984 2.08 7.08
1985 1.93 6.96
1986 1.92 6.84
1987 2.06 6.69
1988 2.26 6.52
1989 2.19 6.33
1990 2.3 6.14
1991 2.18 5.94
1992 2.21 5.74
1993 2.22 5.57
1994 2.14 5.44
1995 2.08 5.37
1996 2.12 5.31
1997 2.04 5.27
1998 2.05 5.24
1999 1.99 5.18
2000 2.08 5.14
2001 1.95 5.09
2002 1.93 5.03
2003 1.99 4.94
2004 2.04 4.86
2005 2.05 4.8
2006 2.08 4.75
2007 2.09 4.72
2008 2.15 4.66
2009 2.23 4.57
2010 2.2 4.45
2011 2.02 4.28
2012 2.04 4.12
2013 1.93 3.96
2014 1.93 3.84
2015 1.8 3.77
2016 1.74 3.69
2017 1.71 3.61
2018 1.71 3.54
2019 1.74 3.43
2020 1.72 3.36
2021 1.82 3.31
2022 1.59 3.26
2023 1.59 3.21

Iceland and Kenya demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Kenya
Year Median age, years
Iceland Kenya
1960 25.4 15.7
1961 25.2 15.5
1962 24.9 15.3
1963 24.7 15.2
1964 24.4 15.1
1965 24.2 14.9
1966 24.1 14.8
1967 24.1 14.6
1968 24.2 14.5
1969 24.3 14.5
1970 24.5 14.4
1971 24.7 14.4
1972 24.8 14.3
1973 24.9 14.3
1974 25.1 14.3
1975 25.4 14.3
1976 25.7 14.3
1977 26 14.3
1978 26.4 14.3
1979 26.7 14.4
1980 26.9 14.5
1981 27.2 14.5
1982 27.5 14.6
1983 27.7 14.7
1984 28 14.8
1985 28.4 14.9
1986 28.8 15
1987 29.1 15
1988 29.3 15.1
1989 29.6 15.2
1990 30 15.3
1991 30.2 15.5
1992 30.5 15.6
1993 30.8 15.7
1994 31.1 15.9
1995 31.5 16
1996 31.8 16.1
1997 32.1 16.2
1998 32.4 16.4
1999 32.6 16.5
2000 32.8 16.7
2001 33 16.8
2002 33.4 17
2003 33.7 17.1
2004 34 17.3
2005 34.2 17.4
2006 34.5 17.5
2007 34.6 17.6
2008 34.5 17.7
2009 34.6 17.8
2010 34.9 17.9
2011 35.1 18.1
2012 35.4 18.2
2013 35.5 18.4
2014 35.7 18.5
2015 36 18.7
2016 36.2 18.9
2017 36.3 19.1
2018 36.4 19.3
2019 36.5 19.6
2020 36.6 19.8
2021 36.7 20
2022 36.7 20.3
2023 36.9 20.6
2024 37.1 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Kenya
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$119B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
23%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
4.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
24,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-5.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
5.44%
2022
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
16.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
2.9%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
59
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$15B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$10.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
2,049,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
15.4%
2019
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
90.1%
2024

Energy

Iceland Kenya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
545 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$11.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
21.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
19.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
67.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
18.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
22.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
190.1 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
78.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
21%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76.2%
2023

Society

Iceland Kenya
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.69%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-19,781
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
30%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
39.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
4.89
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
28.3
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
82.9%
2022
English speaking
98%
2023
78.7%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
35%
2024

Health

Iceland Kenya
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$21.9
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
18.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
0.1
2022
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
149
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
39.9
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
12.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
3.1%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
2.47 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Kenya
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
3,974 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
111,076 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
13,942 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
110,480 mi
2018

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