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Iceland vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 104th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Maldives
Population
412970
531152
Population rank 172/197 168/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Iceland and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Maldives
Year GDP
Iceland Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $670,251,136 $21,566,404
1972 $839,652,164 $25,177,138
1973 $1,154,440,253 $30,862,042
1974 $1,515,190,595 $39,120,171
1975 $1,406,875,081 $24,540,878
1976 $1,669,488,390 $22,399,467
1977 $2,208,509,076 $20,853,789
1978 $2,511,826,196 $24,369,109
1979 $2,853,435,054 $38,523,364
1980 $3,381,419,251 $42,463,576
1981 $3,492,997,010 $44,781,457
1982 $3,206,626,645 $47,911,340
1983 $2,765,950,336 $57,829,787
1984 $2,864,441,387 $109,503,546
1985 $2,984,052,357 $127,190,758
1986 $3,989,622,739 $141,882,254
1987 $5,520,318,405 $141,223,029
1988 $6,106,635,816 $168,514,513
1989 $5,672,569,449 $189,514,434
1990 $6,468,736,356 $215,043,970
1991 $6,909,730,288 $244,396,762
1992 $7,080,981,738 $284,875,809
1993 $6,218,581,532 $322,417,837
1994 $6,389,460,343 $356,014,932
1995 $7,123,633,418 $398,988,955
1996 $7,426,082,271 $450,382,328
1997 $7,569,672,925 $508,223,602
1998 $8,503,746,468 $540,096,398
1999 $8,982,047,589 $589,239,754
2000 $9,025,660,362 $624,337,145
2001 $8,234,846,805 $870,031,677
2002 $9,318,395,055 $897,031,250
2003 $11,429,333,038 $1,052,121,055
2004 $13,825,302,536 $1,226,829,563
2005 $16,852,963,067 $1,163,362,438
2006 $17,465,318,552 $1,575,200,391
2007 $21,652,505,597 $1,868,383,461
2008 $18,074,622,987 $2,271,646,188
2009 $13,154,414,219 $2,345,294,875
2010 $13,751,161,918 $2,588,176,055
2011 $15,221,622,926 $2,774,350,240
2012 $14,751,508,134 $2,886,163,997
2013 $16,125,060,515 $3,295,009,238
2014 $17,867,662,178 $3,697,353,039
2015 $17,517,210,519 $4,129,505,319
2016 $20,793,168,031 $4,409,942,624
2017 $24,728,285,177 $4,816,426,257
2018 $26,260,850,582 $5,404,344,163
2019 $24,681,343,649 $5,726,094,799
2020 $21,629,953,194 $3,712,604,583
2021 $25,770,339,317 $5,252,457,370
2022 $28,696,453,180 $6,177,118,114
2023 $31,452,223,862 $6,590,894,302
2024 $33,462,807,983 $6,975,146,349

Iceland and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Maldives
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 $156.9
1971 $3,252 $169.8
1972 $4,015 $192.2
1973 $5,437 $228.7
1974 $7,041 $281.5
1975 $6,454 $171.4
1976 $7,583 $151.8
1977 $9,957 $137.3
1978 $11,237 $156.1
1979 $12,641 $240.2
1980 $14,822 $257.6
1981 $15,137 $264.1
1982 $13,712 $274.8
1983 $11,672 $323
1984 $11,960 $594
1985 $12,361 $669
1986 $16,406 $720
1987 $22,453 $692
1988 $24,452 $799
1989 $22,434 $870
1990 $25,385 $957
1991 $26,803 $1,054
1992 $27,124 $1,194
1993 $23,580 $1,317
1994 $24,019 $1,419
1995 $26,634 $1,555
1996 $27,615 $1,717
1997 $27,919 $1,898
1998 $31,030 $1,980
1999 $32,382 $2,124
2000 $32,096 $2,214
2001 $28,897 $3,034
2002 $32,409 $3,076
2003 $39,477 $3,549
2004 $47,335 $4,070
2005 $56,795 $3,797
2006 $57,493 $5,019
2007 $69,496 $5,758
2008 $56,943 $6,757
2009 $41,301 $6,734
2010 $43,237 $7,174
2011 $47,715 $7,425
2012 $45,996 $7,461
2013 $49,805 $8,236
2014 $54,577 $8,939
2015 $52,952 $9,645
2016 $61,988 $9,948
2017 $72,010 $10,510
2018 $74,452 $11,423
2019 $68,452 $11,740
2020 $59,024 $7,394
2021 $69,178 $10,176
2022 $75,121 $11,786
2023 $79,960 $12,530
2024 $82,704 $13,216

Iceland vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Maldives
1950 71 36.5
1951 71 37.1
1952 72.4 37
1953 72.3 36.9
1954 73.3 36.9
1955 73.3 37
1956 72.9 37.1
1957 73.4 37.3
1958 73.3 37.6
1959 72.6 37.9
1960 74 38.2
1961 73.4 38.6
1962 73.6 39.1
1963 72.9 39.6
1964 73.5 40.2
1965 73.8 40.8
1966 73.1 41.4
1967 73.7 42.1
1968 73.9 42.9
1969 73.7 43.7
1970 73.8 44.5
1971 73.5 45.5
1972 74.4 46.4
1973 74.3 47.5
1974 74.1 48.5
1975 75.3 49.6
1976 76.6 50.8
1977 76.1 51.8
1978 76.4 50.4
1979 76.5 53.9
1980 76.6 54.8
1981 76.2 55.7
1982 76.8 56.6
1983 76.4 57.5
1984 77.3 58.3
1985 77.4 59.2
1986 77.9 60
1987 77.1 60.8
1988 76.9 61.6
1989 77.9 62.4
1990 77.7 63.1
1991 77.8 63.9
1992 78.6 64.7
1993 78.8 65.4
1994 79 66.2
1995 77.5 67
1996 78.6 67.7
1997 78.7 68.5
1998 79.4 69.3
1999 79.2 70.2
2000 79.5 70.9
2001 80.4 71.7
2002 80.3 72.4
2003 80.8 73.3
2004 80.7 73
2005 81.2 74.8
2006 80.9 75.3
2007 81.1 75.7
2008 81.2 76
2009 81.4 76.4
2010 81.6 76.8
2011 82 77.1
2012 82.3 77.5
2013 81.7 77.8
2014 82.4 78.2
2015 82.2 78.6
2016 81.8 78.9
2017 82.2 79.2
2018 82.5 79.4
2019 82.8 79.7
2020 82.7 78.7
2021 82.8 78.1
2022 81.6 80.8
2023 82.7 81
2024 83 81.3
2025 83.2 81.5

Iceland and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Maldives
Year Population
Iceland Maldives
1960 175,574 91,189
1961 179,029 93,450
1962 182,378 95,802
1963 185,653 98,222
1964 188,983 100,662
1965 192,286 104,102
1966 195,570 108,507
1967 198,751 112,528
1968 201,488 116,075
1969 203,369 119,564
1970 204,438 123,219
1971 206,098 127,035
1972 209,137 130,968
1973 212,317 134,952
1974 215,209 138,978
1975 217,979 143,158
1976 220,154 147,525
1977 221,799 151,930
1978 223,537 156,159
1979 225,735 160,360
1980 228,138 164,835
1981 230,755 169,532
1982 233,860 174,333
1983 236,977 179,128
1984 239,511 184,198
1985 241,405 190,169
1986 243,180 196,935
1987 245,859 203,944
1988 249,740 210,885
1989 252,852 217,738
1990 254,826 224,762
1991 257,797 231,802
1992 261,057 238,543
1993 263,725 244,884
1994 266,021 250,822
1995 267,468 256,649
1996 268,916 262,347
1997 271,128 267,707
1998 274,047 272,723
1999 277,381 277,412
2000 281,205 282,019
2001 284,968 286,767
2002 287,523 291,616
2003 289,521 296,491
2004 292,074 301,413
2005 296,734 306,429
2006 303,782 313,851
2007 311,566 324,479
2008 317,414 336,170
2009 318,499 348,275
2010 318,041 360,792
2011 319,014 373,674
2012 320,716 386,818
2013 323,764 400,070
2014 327,386 413,617
2015 330,815 428,154
2016 335,439 443,308
2017 343,400 458,287
2018 352,721 473,099
2019 360,563 487,731
2020 366,463 502,118
2021 372,520 516,154
2022 382,003 524,106
2023 393,349 525,994
2024 404,610 527,799

Fertility rates in Iceland and Maldives

Fertility rate
Iceland

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Maldives
1960 4.29 6.71
1961 3.88 6.79
1962 3.98 6.89
1963 3.99 6.94
1964 3.88 7
1965 3.73 7.07
1966 3.59 7.15
1967 3.28 7.23
1968 3.06 7.28
1969 2.99 7.33
1970 2.81 7.39
1971 2.92 7.38
1972 3.09 7.37
1973 2.94 7.4
1974 2.66 7.38
1975 2.65 7.32
1976 2.52 7.29
1977 2.31 7.27
1978 2.35 7.23
1979 2.49 7.23
1980 2.48 7.23
1981 2.33 7.19
1982 2.27 7.15
1983 2.24 7.09
1984 2.08 7.03
1985 1.93 6.94
1986 1.92 6.85
1987 2.06 6.73
1988 2.26 6.58
1989 2.19 6.39
1990 2.3 6.13
1991 2.18 5.8
1992 2.21 5.44
1993 2.22 5.06
1994 2.14 4.69
1995 2.08 4.29
1996 2.12 3.86
1997 2.04 3.48
1998 2.05 3.17
1999 1.99 2.9
2000 2.08 2.69
2001 1.95 2.53
2002 1.93 2.42
2003 1.99 2.34
2004 2.04 2.26
2005 2.05 2.2
2006 2.08 2.2
2007 2.09 2.29
2008 2.15 2.37
2009 2.23 2.39
2010 2.2 2.35
2011 2.02 2.31
2012 2.04 2.25
2013 1.93 2.17
2014 1.93 2.09
2015 1.8 2
2016 1.74 1.9
2017 1.71 1.8
2018 1.71 1.71
2019 1.74 1.64
2020 1.72 1.61
2021 1.82 1.6
2022 1.59 1.58
2023 1.59 1.58

Iceland and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Iceland Maldives
1960 25.4 20.6
1961 25.2 20.6
1962 24.9 20.6
1963 24.7 20.6
1964 24.4 20.5
1965 24.2 19.9
1966 24.1 18.9
1967 24.1 18.2
1968 24.2 17.8
1969 24.3 17.6
1970 24.5 17.4
1971 24.7 17.3
1972 24.8 17.2
1973 24.9 17.2
1974 25.1 17.2
1975 25.4 17.1
1976 25.7 17
1977 26 17
1978 26.4 17
1979 26.7 16.9
1980 26.9 16.8
1981 27.2 16.8
1982 27.5 16.9
1983 27.7 16.9
1984 28 17
1985 28.4 17
1986 28.8 16.9
1987 29.1 16.7
1988 29.3 16.6
1989 29.6 16.5
1990 30 16.4
1991 30.2 16.4
1992 30.5 16.4
1993 30.8 16.5
1994 31.1 16.7
1995 31.5 16.9
1996 31.8 17.3
1997 32.1 17.6
1998 32.4 18
1999 32.6 18.4
2000 32.8 18.9
2001 33 19.3
2002 33.4 19.8
2003 33.7 20.3
2004 34 20.9
2005 34.2 21.5
2006 34.5 22.1
2007 34.6 22.7
2008 34.5 23.2
2009 34.6 23.8
2010 34.9 24.4
2011 35.1 25.1
2012 35.4 25.8
2013 35.5 26.5
2014 35.7 27.1
2015 36 27.6
2016 36.2 28
2017 36.3 28.5
2018 36.4 29
2019 36.5 29.5
2020 36.6 30.1
2021 36.7 30.7
2022 36.7 31.4
2023 36.9 32.1
2024 37.1 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
5.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
3.8%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Iceland Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
1.2%
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
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iceland Maldives
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
97.9%
2021
English speaking
98%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Iceland Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Maldives
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
57.8 mi
2018

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