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Iceland vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 104th vs. 191st).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Marshall Islands
Population
412970
36281
Population rank 172/197 192/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 108/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Iceland and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Iceland Marshall Islands
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 $8,408,486
1971 $670,251,136 $9,116,810
1972 $839,652,164 $9,973,652
1973 $1,154,440,253 $11,607,366
1974 $1,515,190,595 $15,217,532
1975 $1,406,875,081 $16,691,301
1976 $1,669,488,390 $18,153,647
1977 $2,208,509,076 $20,210,069
1978 $2,511,826,196 $22,209,370
1979 $2,853,435,054 $25,545,346
1980 $3,381,419,251 $26,710,653
1981 $3,492,997,010 $31,020,000
1982 $3,206,626,645 $34,918,000
1983 $2,765,950,336 $41,749,000
1984 $2,864,441,387 $45,144,000
1985 $2,984,052,357 $43,879,000
1986 $3,989,622,739 $55,989,000
1987 $5,520,318,405 $62,983,000
1988 $6,106,635,816 $70,688,000
1989 $5,672,569,449 $72,798,000
1990 $6,468,736,356 $78,476,000
1991 $6,909,730,288 $82,507,000
1992 $7,080,981,738 $91,063,000
1993 $6,218,581,532 $99,461,000
1994 $6,389,460,343 $108,071,000
1995 $7,123,633,418 $120,230,000
1996 $7,426,082,271 $110,858,000
1997 $7,569,672,925 $109,884,700
1998 $8,503,746,468 $112,070,100
1999 $8,982,047,589 $113,352,100
2000 $9,025,660,362 $114,838,500
2001 $8,234,846,805 $122,406,100
2002 $9,318,395,055 $131,960,000
2003 $11,429,333,038 $131,128,500
2004 $13,825,302,536 $132,900,000
2005 $16,852,963,067 $138,000,000
2006 $17,465,318,552 $143,200,000
2007 $21,652,505,597 $150,500,000
2008 $18,074,622,987 $146,600,000
2009 $13,154,414,219 $151,200,000
2010 $13,751,161,918 $161,100,000
2011 $15,221,622,926 $172,300,000
2012 $14,751,508,134 $180,700,000
2013 $16,125,060,515 $186,400,000
2014 $17,867,662,178 $186,000,000
2015 $17,517,210,519 $183,700,000
2016 $20,793,168,031 $201,800,000
2017 $24,728,285,177 $213,700,000
2018 $26,260,850,582 $220,000,000
2019 $24,681,343,649 $232,900,000
2020 $21,629,953,194 $241,800,000
2021 $25,770,339,317 $258,900,000
2022 $28,696,453,180 $253,400,000
2023 $31,452,223,862 $259,300,000
2024 $33,462,807,983 $280,357,844

Iceland and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Marshall Islands
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 $373
1971 $3,252 $390
1972 $4,015 $416
1973 $5,437 $472
1974 $7,041 $602
1975 $6,454 $638
1976 $7,583 $672
1977 $9,957 $724
1978 $11,237 $771
1979 $12,641 $859
1980 $14,822 $868
1981 $15,137 $969
1982 $13,712 $1,046
1983 $11,672 $1,199
1984 $11,960 $1,245
1985 $12,361 $1,162
1986 $16,406 $1,425
1987 $22,453 $1,543
1988 $24,452 $1,670
1989 $22,434 $1,670
1990 $25,385 $1,758
1991 $26,803 $1,811
1992 $27,124 $1,963
1993 $23,580 $2,112
1994 $24,019 $2,265
1995 $26,634 $2,491
1996 $27,615 $2,273
1997 $27,919 $2,231
1998 $31,030 $2,254
1999 $32,382 $2,258
2000 $32,096 $2,265
2001 $28,897 $2,394
2002 $32,409 $2,566
2003 $39,477 $2,539
2004 $47,335 $2,566
2005 $56,795 $2,659
2006 $57,493 $2,754
2007 $69,496 $2,892
2008 $56,943 $2,818
2009 $41,301 $2,907
2010 $43,237 $3,095
2011 $47,715 $3,319
2012 $45,996 $3,514
2013 $49,805 $3,678
2014 $54,577 $3,735
2015 $52,952 $3,764
2016 $61,988 $4,230
2017 $72,010 $4,593
2018 $74,452 $4,858
2019 $68,452 $5,292
2020 $59,024 $5,662
2021 $69,178 $6,259
2022 $75,121 $6,323
2023 $79,960 $6,678
2024 $82,704 $7,467

Iceland vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Marshall Islands
1950 71 52.6
1951 71 52.7
1952 72.4 52.7
1953 72.3 52.8
1954 73.3 52.9
1955 73.3 53
1956 72.9 53.2
1957 73.4 53.4
1958 73.3 53.6
1959 72.6 54
1960 74 54.4
1961 73.4 54.7
1962 73.6 55.2
1963 72.9 55.7
1964 73.5 56.3
1965 73.8 56.8
1966 73.1 57.3
1967 73.7 57.8
1968 73.9 58.2
1969 73.7 58.5
1970 73.8 58.8
1971 73.5 59.1
1972 74.4 59.5
1973 74.3 59.8
1974 74.1 60.1
1975 75.3 60.3
1976 76.6 60.4
1977 76.1 60.6
1978 76.4 60.7
1979 76.5 60.8
1980 76.6 61
1981 76.2 61.1
1982 76.8 61.3
1983 76.4 61.5
1984 77.3 61.6
1985 77.4 61.7
1986 77.9 61.8
1987 77.1 61.8
1988 76.9 61.8
1989 77.9 61.7
1990 77.7 61.8
1991 77.8 61.8
1992 78.6 61.9
1993 78.8 62.1
1994 79 62.3
1995 77.5 62.5
1996 78.6 62.8
1997 78.7 63
1998 79.4 63.2
1999 79.2 63.4
2000 79.5 63.3
2001 80.4 63.7
2002 80.3 63.8
2003 80.8 64
2004 80.7 64
2005 81.2 64.1
2006 80.9 64.2
2007 81.1 64.3
2008 81.2 64.3
2009 81.4 64.4
2010 81.6 64.5
2011 82 64.6
2012 82.3 64.8
2013 81.7 65
2014 82.4 65.1
2015 82.2 65.3
2016 81.8 65.5
2017 82.2 65.7
2018 82.5 65.9
2019 82.8 66
2020 82.7 65.4
2021 82.8 65.4
2022 81.6 66.7
2023 82.7 66.9
2024 83 67.1
2025 83.2 67.2

Iceland and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Iceland Marshall Islands
1960 175,574 14,703
1961 179,029 15,219
1962 182,378 15,755
1963 185,653 16,302
1964 188,983 16,852
1965 192,286 17,402
1966 195,570 17,927
1967 198,751 18,655
1968 201,488 19,862
1969 203,369 21,305
1970 204,438 22,530
1971 206,098 23,366
1972 209,137 23,992
1973 212,317 24,581
1974 215,209 25,296
1975 217,979 26,154
1976 220,154 27,021
1977 221,799 27,906
1978 223,537 28,809
1979 225,735 29,738
1980 228,138 30,774
1981 230,755 32,017
1982 233,860 33,397
1983 236,977 34,811
1984 239,511 36,264
1985 241,405 37,761
1986 243,180 39,286
1987 245,859 40,828
1988 249,740 42,321
1989 252,852 43,586
1990 254,826 44,629
1991 257,797 45,568
1992 261,057 46,388
1993 263,725 47,093
1994 266,021 47,712
1995 267,468 48,266
1996 268,916 48,775
1997 271,128 49,259
1998 274,047 49,717
1999 277,381 50,202
2000 281,205 50,706
2001 284,968 51,123
2002 287,523 51,425
2003 289,521 51,639
2004 292,074 51,791
2005 296,734 51,906
2006 303,782 51,992
2007 311,566 52,035
2008 317,414 52,030
2009 318,499 52,019
2010 318,041 52,044
2011 319,014 51,907
2012 320,716 51,419
2013 323,764 50,681
2014 327,386 49,796
2015 330,815 48,800
2016 335,439 47,709
2017 343,400 46,529
2018 352,721 45,285
2019 360,563 44,007
2020 366,463 42,706
2021 372,520 41,367
2022 382,003 40,077
2023 393,349 38,827
2024 404,610 37,548

Fertility rates in Iceland and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Iceland

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Marshall Islands
1960 4.29 8.08
1961 3.88 8.12
1962 3.98 8.12
1963 3.99 8.12
1964 3.88 8.14
1965 3.73 8.16
1966 3.59 8.2
1967 3.28 8.17
1968 3.06 8.14
1969 2.99 8.11
1970 2.81 8.07
1971 2.92 8.04
1972 3.09 8
1973 2.94 7.95
1974 2.66 7.9
1975 2.65 7.83
1976 2.52 7.76
1977 2.31 7.67
1978 2.35 7.58
1979 2.49 7.47
1980 2.48 7.37
1981 2.33 7.27
1982 2.27 7.18
1983 2.24 7.08
1984 2.08 6.99
1985 1.93 6.87
1986 1.92 6.73
1987 2.06 6.57
1988 2.26 6.38
1989 2.19 6.18
1990 2.3 5.97
1991 2.18 5.76
1992 2.21 5.55
1993 2.22 5.38
1994 2.14 5.23
1995 2.08 5.09
1996 2.12 5.02
1997 2.04 4.96
1998 2.05 4.87
1999 1.99 4.78
2000 2.08 4.7
2001 1.95 4.58
2002 1.93 4.49
2003 1.99 4.42
2004 2.04 4.34
2005 2.05 4.28
2006 2.08 4.2
2007 2.09 4.09
2008 2.15 3.97
2009 2.23 3.83
2010 2.2 3.67
2011 2.02 3.53
2012 2.04 3.38
2013 1.93 3.25
2014 1.93 3.18
2015 1.8 3.13
2016 1.74 3.09
2017 1.71 3.06
2018 1.71 3.04
2019 1.74 3.01
2020 1.72 2.99
2021 1.82 2.96
2022 1.59 2.94
2023 1.59 2.92

Iceland and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Iceland Marshall Islands
1960 25.4 17.4
1961 25.2 17
1962 24.9 16.7
1963 24.7 16.4
1964 24.4 16.3
1965 24.2 16.3
1966 24.1 16.4
1967 24.1 16.6
1968 24.2 16.9
1969 24.3 17.2
1970 24.5 17.4
1971 24.7 17.1
1972 24.8 16.6
1973 24.9 16.2
1974 25.1 16
1975 25.4 15.9
1976 25.7 15.7
1977 26 15.5
1978 26.4 15.3
1979 26.7 15.1
1980 26.9 15
1981 27.2 14.9
1982 27.5 14.9
1983 27.7 14.9
1984 28 14.8
1985 28.4 14.8
1986 28.8 14.7
1987 29.1 14.7
1988 29.3 14.7
1989 29.6 14.8
1990 30 14.9
1991 30.2 15.2
1992 30.5 15.4
1993 30.8 15.8
1994 31.1 16.1
1995 31.5 16.5
1996 31.8 16.9
1997 32.1 17.2
1998 32.4 17.6
1999 32.6 17.9
2000 32.8 18.2
2001 33 18.5
2002 33.4 18.8
2003 33.7 19.1
2004 34 19.4
2005 34.2 19.7
2006 34.5 19.9
2007 34.6 20.2
2008 34.5 20.4
2009 34.6 20.5
2010 34.9 20.6
2011 35.1 20.6
2012 35.4 20.8
2013 35.5 21
2014 35.7 21.3
2015 36 21.6
2016 36.2 21.9
2017 36.3 22.2
2018 36.4 22.4
2019 36.5 22.6
2020 36.6 22.6
2021 36.7 22.5
2022 36.7 22.2
2023 36.9 21.9
2024 37.1 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
7.7%
2022
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
2.8%
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iceland Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
12.2%
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
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iceland Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
79
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
171
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
95.8%
2021
English speaking
98%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Iceland Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Iceland Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
1,260 mi
2007

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