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Iceland vs Liechtenstein statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 40.2K in Liechtenstein (ranked 190/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 61.8 sq mi for Liechtenstein (ranked 104th vs. 192nd).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Liechtenstein ranks 155/197 ($8.29B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Liechtenstein ranks 2/197 ($207,974).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Liechtenstein
Population
412970
40646
Population rank 172/197 190/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$8.29B
2023
GDP rank 108/197 155/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$207,974
2023
GDP per capita rank 10/197 2/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$139,100
2009
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 9/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$97,623
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
61.8 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
651 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
45.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
83.9 years
2025

Iceland and Liechtenstein: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Liechtenstein economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Liechtenstein
Year GDP
Iceland Liechtenstein
1960 $252,169,712 -
1961 $257,703,245 -
1962 $289,200,704 -
1963 $345,175,036 -
1964 $440,797,869 -
1965 $531,569,564 -
1966 $638,349,755 -
1967 $630,567,116 -
1968 $481,532,848 -
1969 $420,945,148 -
1970 $526,704,545 $90,099,361
1971 $670,251,136 $104,889,795
1972 $839,652,164 $124,940,289
1973 $1,154,440,253 $165,928,882
1974 $1,515,190,595 $193,980,465
1975 $1,406,875,081 $246,389,102
1976 $1,669,488,390 $272,489,300
1977 $2,208,509,076 $303,493,119
1978 $2,511,826,196 $436,912,068
1979 $2,853,435,054 $503,173,104
1980 $3,381,419,251 $534,699,363
1981 $3,492,997,010 $511,647,750
1982 $3,206,626,645 $522,096,760
1983 $2,765,950,336 $524,023,625
1984 $2,864,441,387 $502,620,992
1985 $2,984,052,357 $529,073,612
1986 $3,989,622,739 $779,357,803
1987 $5,520,318,405 $1,052,848,996
1988 $6,106,635,816 $1,161,757,671
1989 $5,672,569,449 $1,119,983,801
1990 $6,468,736,356 $1,421,509,216
1991 $6,909,730,288 $1,484,160,302
1992 $7,080,981,738 $1,631,177,029
1993 $6,218,581,532 $1,673,085,245
1994 $6,389,460,343 $1,948,129,623
1995 $7,123,633,418 $2,428,525,061
1996 $7,426,082,271 $2,504,012,993
1997 $7,569,672,925 $2,298,389,803
1998 $8,503,746,468 $2,479,699,106
1999 $8,982,047,589 $2,664,105,901
2000 $9,025,660,362 $2,483,889,858
2001 $8,234,846,805 $2,491,800,559
2002 $9,318,395,055 $2,688,618,747
2003 $11,429,333,038 $3,070,803,051
2004 $13,825,302,536 $3,454,373,798
2005 $16,852,963,067 $3,659,319,117
2006 $17,465,318,552 $4,000,102,086
2007 $21,652,505,597 $4,601,429,897
2008 $18,074,622,987 $5,081,479,840
2009 $13,154,414,219 $4,504,375,348
2010 $13,751,161,918 $5,082,337,238
2011 $15,221,622,926 $5,739,706,005
2012 $14,751,508,134 $5,456,102,482
2013 $16,125,060,515 $6,391,708,311
2014 $17,867,662,178 $6,657,526,980
2015 $17,517,210,519 $6,268,515,276
2016 $20,793,168,031 $6,237,302,034
2017 $24,728,285,177 $6,474,308,718
2018 $26,260,850,582 $6,692,620,692
2019 $24,681,343,649 $6,436,467,007
2020 $21,629,953,194 $6,405,870,210
2021 $25,770,339,317 $7,912,602,342
2022 $28,696,453,180 $7,378,156,576
2023 $31,452,223,862 $8,287,748,667
2024 $33,462,807,983 -

Iceland and Liechtenstein economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Liechtenstein
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Liechtenstein
1960 $1,436 -
1961 $1,439 -
1962 $1,586 -
1963 $1,859 -
1964 $2,332 -
1965 $2,764 -
1966 $3,264 -
1967 $3,173 -
1968 $2,390 -
1969 $2,070 -
1970 $2,576 $4,262
1971 $3,252 $4,856
1972 $4,015 $5,645
1973 $5,437 $7,282
1974 $7,041 $8,272
1975 $6,454 $10,333
1976 $7,583 $11,326
1977 $9,957 $12,417
1978 $11,237 $17,457
1979 $12,641 $19,674
1980 $14,822 $20,959
1981 $15,137 $19,929
1982 $13,712 $19,886
1983 $11,672 $19,815
1984 $11,960 $18,898
1985 $12,361 $19,684
1986 $16,406 $28,613
1987 $22,453 $38,206
1988 $24,452 $41,569
1989 $22,434 $39,552
1990 $25,385 $49,458
1991 $26,803 $50,812
1992 $27,124 $55,057
1993 $23,580 $55,605
1994 $24,019 $63,936
1995 $26,634 $78,910
1996 $27,615 $80,689
1997 $27,919 $73,591
1998 $31,030 $78,303
1999 $32,382 $82,682
2000 $32,096 $76,088
2001 $28,897 $75,068
2002 $32,409 $79,795
2003 $39,477 $90,108
2004 $47,335 $100,281
2005 $56,795 $105,295
2006 $57,493 $114,168
2007 $69,496 $130,493
2008 $56,943 $143,249
2009 $41,301 $126,025
2010 $43,237 $141,090
2011 $47,715 $158,066
2012 $45,996 $148,842
2013 $49,805 $172,824
2014 $54,577 $178,735
2015 $52,952 $167,187
2016 $61,988 $165,375
2017 $72,010 $170,547
2018 $74,452 $174,989
2019 $68,452 $166,908
2020 $59,024 $164,671
2021 $69,178 $201,945
2022 $75,121 $186,822
2023 $79,960 $207,974
2024 $82,704 -

Iceland vs. Liechtenstein life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Liechtenstein
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Liechtenstein
1950 71 65.3
1951 71 65.8
1952 72.4 66.2
1953 72.3 66.9
1954 73.3 67.5
1955 73.3 68.3
1956 72.9 68.9
1957 73.4 69.6
1958 73.3 70.1
1959 72.6 70.6
1960 74 70.9
1961 73.4 71
1962 73.6 70.9
1963 72.9 70.9
1964 73.5 71.1
1965 73.8 71.2
1966 73.1 71.6
1967 73.7 72
1968 73.9 72.3
1969 73.7 72.6
1970 73.8 72.8
1971 73.5 73
1972 74.4 73.4
1973 74.3 73.7
1974 74.1 74
1975 75.3 74.3
1976 76.6 74.6
1977 76.1 74.8
1978 76.4 74.7
1979 76.5 74.7
1980 76.6 74.8
1981 76.2 74.9
1982 76.8 75.1
1983 76.4 75.7
1984 77.3 76.2
1985 77.4 76.7
1986 77.9 77.2
1987 77.1 77.8
1988 76.9 78
1989 77.9 78.3
1990 77.7 78.5
1991 77.8 78.7
1992 78.6 78.7
1993 78.8 78.5
1994 79 78.2
1995 77.5 77.9
1996 78.6 77.7
1997 78.7 77.6
1998 79.4 77.8
1999 79.2 78.2
2000 79.5 78.6
2001 80.4 79.2
2002 80.3 79.8
2003 80.8 80.2
2004 80.7 80.7
2005 81.2 81.1
2006 80.9 81.4
2007 81.1 81.6
2008 81.2 81.9
2009 81.4 81.9
2010 81.6 82.1
2011 82 82.2
2012 82.3 82.3
2013 81.7 82.4
2014 82.4 82.5
2015 82.2 82.8
2016 81.8 82.9
2017 82.2 83.1
2018 82.5 83.3
2019 82.8 83.4
2020 82.7 82
2021 82.8 82.8
2022 81.6 83.4
2023 82.7 83.6
2024 83 83.7
2025 83.2 83.9

Iceland and Liechtenstein population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Liechtenstein
Year Population
Iceland Liechtenstein
1960 175,574 16,451
1961 179,029 16,877
1962 182,378 17,443
1963 185,653 18,093
1964 188,983 18,755
1965 192,286 19,195
1966 195,570 19,610
1967 198,751 20,175
1968 201,488 20,835
1969 203,369 21,084
1970 204,438 21,140
1971 206,098 21,600
1972 209,137 22,132
1973 212,317 22,785
1974 215,209 23,451
1975 217,979 23,846
1976 220,154 24,058
1977 221,799 24,442
1978 223,537 25,028
1979 225,735 25,575
1980 228,138 25,512
1981 230,755 25,673
1982 233,860 26,255
1983 236,977 26,446
1984 239,511 26,596
1985 241,405 26,878
1986 243,180 27,238
1987 245,859 27,557
1988 249,740 27,948
1989 252,852 28,317
1990 254,826 28,742
1991 257,797 29,209
1992 261,057 29,627
1993 263,725 30,089
1994 266,021 30,470
1995 267,468 30,776
1996 268,916 31,033
1997 271,128 31,232
1998 274,047 31,668
1999 277,381 32,221
2000 281,205 32,645
2001 284,968 33,194
2002 287,523 33,694
2003 289,521 34,079
2004 292,074 34,447
2005 296,734 34,753
2006 303,782 35,037
2007 311,566 35,262
2008 317,414 35,473
2009 318,499 35,742
2010 318,041 36,022
2011 319,014 36,312
2012 320,716 36,657
2013 323,764 36,984
2014 327,386 37,248
2015 330,815 37,494
2016 335,439 37,716
2017 343,400 37,962
2018 352,721 38,246
2019 360,563 38,563
2020 366,463 38,901
2021 372,520 39,182
2022 382,003 39,493
2023 393,349 39,850
2024 404,610 40,197

Fertility rates in Iceland and Liechtenstein

Fertility rate
Iceland

Liechtenstein
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Liechtenstein
1960 4.29 2.78
1961 3.88 2.78
1962 3.98 2.8
1963 3.99 2.85
1964 3.88 2.92
1965 3.73 2.96
1966 3.59 2.78
1967 3.28 2.48
1968 3.06 2.22
1969 2.99 2.13
1970 2.81 2.09
1971 2.92 2.03
1972 3.09 1.98
1973 2.94 1.94
1974 2.66 1.9
1975 2.65 1.9
1976 2.52 1.91
1977 2.31 1.92
1978 2.35 1.9
1979 2.49 1.67
1980 2.48 1.7
1981 2.33 1.69
1982 2.27 1.61
1983 2.24 1.53
1984 2.08 1.51
1985 1.93 1.5
1986 1.92 1.48
1987 2.06 1.5
1988 2.26 1.5
1989 2.19 1.5
1990 2.3 1.5
1991 2.18 1.5
1992 2.21 1.48
1993 2.22 1.45
1994 2.14 1.44
1995 2.08 1.44
1996 2.12 1.52
1997 2.04 1.57
1998 2.05 1.59
1999 1.99 1.63
2000 2.08 1.57
2001 1.95 1.52
2002 1.93 1.47
2003 1.99 1.36
2004 2.04 1.44
2005 2.05 1.49
2006 2.08 1.43
2007 2.09 1.42
2008 2.15 1.43
2009 2.23 1.71
2010 2.2 1.4
2011 2.02 1.69
2012 2.04 1.51
2013 1.93 1.45
2014 1.93 1.59
2015 1.8 1.4
2016 1.74 1.61
2017 1.71 1.44
2018 1.71 1.58
2019 1.74 1.48
2020 1.72 1.46
2021 1.82 1.53
2022 1.59 1.47
2023 1.59 1.45

Iceland and Liechtenstein demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Liechtenstein
Year Median age, years
Iceland Liechtenstein
1960 25.4 28
1961 25.2 27.8
1962 24.9 27.5
1963 24.7 27.3
1964 24.4 27.1
1965 24.2 27
1966 24.1 27
1967 24.1 27
1968 24.2 27
1969 24.3 27.1
1970 24.5 27.2
1971 24.7 27.3
1972 24.8 27.6
1973 24.9 27.8
1974 25.1 28.1
1975 25.4 28.3
1976 25.7 28.6
1977 26 29
1978 26.4 29.4
1979 26.7 29.8
1980 26.9 30.2
1981 27.2 30.5
1982 27.5 30.7
1983 27.7 31
1984 28 31.2
1985 28.4 31.5
1986 28.8 31.7
1987 29.1 32
1988 29.3 32.3
1989 29.6 32.6
1990 30 32.9
1991 30.2 33.3
1992 30.5 33.6
1993 30.8 33.9
1994 31.1 34.3
1995 31.5 34.6
1996 31.8 35
1997 32.1 35.3
1998 32.4 35.7
1999 32.6 36.1
2000 32.8 36.5
2001 33 36.9
2002 33.4 37.3
2003 33.7 37.7
2004 34 38.2
2005 34.2 38.6
2006 34.5 39.1
2007 34.6 39.6
2008 34.5 40.1
2009 34.6 40.6
2010 34.9 41.1
2011 35.1 41.4
2012 35.4 41.8
2013 35.5 42.2
2014 35.7 42.7
2015 36 43
2016 36.2 43.4
2017 36.3 43.8
2018 36.4 44.1
2019 36.5 44.4
2020 36.6 44.6
2021 36.7 44.8
2022 36.7 45
2023 36.9 45.2
2024 37.1 45.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Liechtenstein
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$4.16B
2009
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
22.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
2.56%
2011
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
2.01%
2007
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
55.6%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
40.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
0.003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
58,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
n/a
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iceland Liechtenstein
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
56.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
n/a
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iceland Liechtenstein
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
+206
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
14.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
95.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
82
2025
Higher education index
79
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
5.12
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
171
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2013
English speaking
98%
2023
35%
2025
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

Iceland Liechtenstein
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
n/a
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
83.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
31.3 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
86
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Iceland Liechtenstein
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
1,537 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
20 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
25.9 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
391 mi
2019

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