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Iceland vs Mauritius statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 1.26M in Mauritius (ranked 156/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 771 sq mi for Mauritius (ranked 104th vs. 170th).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Mauritius
Population
412970
1256649
Population rank 172/197 157/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$15B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 143/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$11,872
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 79/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$31,051
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
93.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$10,846
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 54/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$7,323
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
771 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
38.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Iceland and Mauritius: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Mauritius economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Mauritius
Year GDP
Iceland Mauritius
1960 $252,169,712 $162,089,564
1961 $257,703,245 $191,757,729
1962 $289,200,704 $197,738,208
1963 $345,175,036 $253,839,558
1964 $440,797,869 $218,914,569
1965 $531,569,564 $230,024,161
1966 $638,349,755 $227,534,083
1967 $630,567,116 $238,439,291
1968 $481,532,848 $206,576,631
1969 $420,945,148 $221,553,613
1970 $526,704,545 $224,125,805
1971 $670,251,136 $251,437,338
1972 $839,652,164 $318,664,900
1973 $1,154,440,253 $404,285,775
1974 $1,515,190,595 $669,894,030
1975 $1,406,875,081 $673,311,287
1976 $1,669,488,390 $713,510,052
1977 $2,208,509,076 $834,722,972
1978 $2,511,826,196 $1,029,040,323
1979 $2,853,435,054 $1,227,446,632
1980 $3,381,419,251 $1,147,027,924
1981 $3,492,997,010 $1,157,769,444
1982 $3,206,626,645 $1,092,923,636
1983 $2,765,950,336 $1,104,956,573
1984 $2,864,441,387 $1,054,564,759
1985 $2,984,052,357 $1,090,611,325
1986 $3,989,622,739 $1,482,601,552
1987 $5,520,318,405 $1,906,174,438
1988 $6,106,635,816 $2,163,252,449
1989 $5,672,569,449 $2,211,312,823
1990 $6,468,736,356 $2,689,212,760
1991 $6,909,730,288 $2,895,354,736
1992 $7,080,981,738 $3,267,677,814
1993 $6,218,581,532 $3,307,302,126
1994 $6,389,460,343 $3,606,050,873
1995 $7,123,633,418 $4,094,741,652
1996 $7,426,082,271 $4,481,489,762
1997 $7,569,672,925 $4,243,755,308
1998 $8,503,746,468 $4,225,813,976
1999 $8,982,047,589 $4,402,193,195
2000 $9,025,660,362 $4,726,108,622
2001 $8,234,846,805 $4,675,755,867
2002 $9,318,395,055 $4,906,494,249
2003 $11,429,333,038 $5,894,873,920
2004 $13,825,302,536 $6,667,418,752
2005 $16,852,963,067 $6,576,108,447
2006 $17,465,318,552 $7,028,810,681
2007 $21,652,505,597 $8,150,150,209
2008 $18,074,622,987 $9,990,356,674
2009 $13,154,414,219 $9,128,843,109
2010 $13,751,161,918 $10,003,670,690
2011 $15,221,622,926 $11,518,413,430
2012 $14,751,508,134 $11,668,696,397
2013 $16,125,060,515 $12,292,974,141
2014 $17,867,662,178 $13,074,129,952
2015 $17,517,210,519 $12,007,291,046
2016 $20,793,168,031 $12,594,155,464
2017 $24,728,285,177 $13,713,506,131
2018 $26,260,850,582 $14,735,695,931
2019 $24,681,343,649 $14,436,346,980
2020 $21,629,953,194 $11,408,106,446
2021 $25,770,339,317 $11,484,348,858
2022 $28,696,453,180 $12,907,767,790
2023 $31,452,223,862 $14,101,195,733
2024 $33,462,807,983 $14,952,555,415

Iceland and Mauritius economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Mauritius
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Mauritius
1960 $1,436 $238.3
1961 $1,439 $281.7
1962 $1,586 $282.3
1963 $1,859 $353
1964 $2,332 $297.3
1965 $2,764 $305
1966 $3,264 $296
1967 $3,173 $304
1968 $2,390 $258.7
1969 $2,070 $272.7
1970 $2,576 $271.3
1971 $3,252 $299.6
1972 $4,015 $374
1973 $5,437 $467
1974 $7,041 $763
1975 $6,454 $755
1976 $7,583 $787
1977 $9,957 $906
1978 $11,237 $1,102
1979 $12,641 $1,292
1980 $14,822 $1,187
1981 $15,137 $1,181
1982 $13,712 $1,101
1983 $11,672 $1,103
1984 $11,960 $1,042
1985 $12,361 $1,069
1986 $16,406 $1,442
1987 $22,453 $1,840
1988 $24,452 $2,074
1989 $22,434 $2,103
1990 $25,385 $2,540
1991 $26,803 $2,705
1992 $27,124 $3,013
1993 $23,580 $3,014
1994 $24,019 $3,240
1995 $26,634 $3,648
1996 $27,615 $3,952
1997 $27,919 $3,696
1998 $31,030 $3,642
1999 $32,382 $3,746
2000 $32,096 $3,982
2001 $28,897 $3,909
2002 $32,409 $4,073
2003 $39,477 $4,858
2004 $47,335 $5,461
2005 $56,795 $5,354
2006 $57,493 $5,696
2007 $69,496 $6,575
2008 $56,943 $8,030
2009 $41,301 $7,318
2010 $43,237 $8,000
2011 $47,715 $9,197
2012 $45,996 $9,291
2013 $49,805 $9,765
2014 $54,577 $10,366
2015 $52,952 $9,508
2016 $61,988 $9,966
2017 $72,010 $10,842
2018 $74,452 $11,643
2019 $68,452 $11,403
2020 $59,024 $9,011
2021 $69,178 $9,069
2022 $75,121 $10,224
2023 $79,960 $11,182
2024 $82,704 $11,872

Iceland vs. Mauritius life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Mauritius
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Mauritius
1950 71 51.9
1951 71 52.5
1952 72.4 52.1
1953 72.3 51.5
1954 73.3 52.2
1955 73.3 53.8
1956 72.9 55.1
1957 73.4 55.7
1958 73.3 56.4
1959 72.6 57.4
1960 74 58.4
1961 73.4 59.5
1962 73.6 60.5
1963 72.9 61.1
1964 73.5 61.5
1965 73.8 62.1
1966 73.1 62.1
1967 73.7 61.7
1968 73.9 62.1
1969 73.7 62.7
1970 73.8 63.7
1971 73.5 63.8
1972 74.4 63.8
1973 74.3 64.3
1974 74.1 64.2
1975 75.3 64.4
1976 76.6 64
1977 76.1 64.8
1978 76.4 65.3
1979 76.5 66
1980 76.6 66.5
1981 76.2 67.2
1982 76.8 67.9
1983 76.4 68.4
1984 77.3 68.6
1985 77.4 68.7
1986 77.9 68.9
1987 77.1 69.2
1988 76.9 69.4
1989 77.9 69.5
1990 77.7 69.8
1991 77.8 70.1
1992 78.6 70.2
1993 78.8 70.4
1994 79 70.4
1995 77.5 70.6
1996 78.6 70.5
1997 78.7 70.7
1998 79.4 70.9
1999 79.2 71.4
2000 79.5 71.8
2001 80.4 72
2002 80.3 72.1
2003 80.8 72.3
2004 80.7 72.5
2005 81.2 72.6
2006 80.9 72.8
2007 81.1 72.9
2008 81.2 73.1
2009 81.4 73.3
2010 81.6 73.6
2011 82 74.1
2012 82.3 74.3
2013 81.7 74.4
2014 82.4 74.6
2015 82.2 74.7
2016 81.8 74.9
2017 82.2 75
2018 82.5 74.5
2019 82.8 74.2
2020 82.7 74.7
2021 82.8 72.9
2022 81.6 73.5
2023 82.7 74.9
2024 83 75.1
2025 83.2 75.3

Iceland and Mauritius population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Mauritius
Year Population
Iceland Mauritius
1960 175,574 680,331
1961 179,029 680,757
1962 182,378 700,349
1963 185,653 718,861
1964 188,983 736,381
1965 192,286 753,000
1966 195,570 768,813
1967 198,751 783,917
1968 201,488 798,413
1969 203,369 812,405
1970 204,438 826,000
1971 206,098 839,230
1972 209,137 852,053
1973 212,317 864,819
1974 215,209 878,042
1975 217,979 892,000
1976 220,154 906,507
1977 221,799 921,379
1978 223,537 933,499
1979 225,735 949,888
1980 228,138 966,039
1981 230,755 980,462
1982 233,860 992,521
1983 236,977 1,001,691
1984 239,511 1,012,221
1985 241,405 1,020,528
1986 243,180 1,028,360
1987 245,859 1,036,082
1988 249,740 1,043,239
1989 252,852 1,051,260
1990 254,826 1,058,775
1991 257,797 1,070,266
1992 261,057 1,084,441
1993 263,725 1,097,374
1994 266,021 1,112,846
1995 267,468 1,122,457
1996 268,916 1,133,996
1997 271,128 1,148,284
1998 274,047 1,160,421
1999 277,381 1,175,267
2000 281,205 1,186,873
2001 284,968 1,196,287
2002 287,523 1,204,621
2003 289,521 1,213,370
2004 292,074 1,221,003
2005 296,734 1,228,254
2006 303,782 1,233,996
2007 311,566 1,239,630
2008 317,414 1,244,121
2009 318,499 1,247,429
2010 318,041 1,250,400
2011 319,014 1,252,404
2012 320,716 1,255,882
2013 323,764 1,258,927
2014 327,386 1,261,208
2015 330,815 1,262,879
2016 335,439 1,263,747
2017 343,400 1,264,887
2018 352,721 1,265,577
2019 360,563 1,265,985
2020 366,463 1,266,014
2021 372,520 1,266,334
2022 382,003 1,262,523
2023 393,349 1,261,041
2024 404,610 1,259,509

Fertility rates in Iceland and Mauritius

Fertility rate
Iceland

Mauritius
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Mauritius
1960 4.29 5.9
1961 3.88 5.98
1962 3.98 5.88
1963 3.99 6.18
1964 3.88 5.96
1965 3.73 5.51
1966 3.59 5.46
1967 3.28 4.63
1968 3.06 4.6
1969 2.99 3.97
1970 2.81 3.82
1971 2.92 3.51
1972 3.09 3.41
1973 2.94 3.07
1974 2.66 3.45
1975 2.65 3.2
1976 2.52 3.13
1977 2.31 3.07
1978 2.35 3.01
1979 2.49 2.91
1980 2.48 2.8
1981 2.33 2.67
1982 2.27 2.53
1983 2.24 2.4
1984 2.08 2.16
1985 1.93 2.02
1986 1.92 1.99
1987 2.06 2.05
1988 2.26 2.14
1989 2.19 2.23
1990 2.3 2.32
1991 2.18 2.3
1992 2.21 2.37
1993 2.22 2.21
1994 2.14 2.25
1995 2.08 2.14
1996 2.12 2.12
1997 2.04 2.04
1998 2.05 1.97
1999 1.99 2.05
2000 2.08 1.99
2001 1.95 1.91
2002 1.93 1.94
2003 1.99 1.87
2004 2.04 1.92
2005 2.05 1.88
2006 2.08 1.77
2007 2.09 1.74
2008 2.15 1.67
2009 2.23 1.59
2010 2.2 1.57
2011 2.02 1.55
2012 2.04 1.54
2013 1.93 1.44
2014 1.93 1.43
2015 1.8 1.36
2016 1.74 1.4
2017 1.71 1.44
2018 1.71 1.41
2019 1.74 1.4
2020 1.72 1.44
2021 1.82 1.41
2022 1.59 1.32
2023 1.59 1.39

Iceland and Mauritius demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Mauritius
Year Median age, years
Iceland Mauritius
1960 25.4 17.4
1961 25.2 17.5
1962 24.9 17.6
1963 24.7 17.6
1964 24.4 17.6
1965 24.2 17.7
1966 24.1 17.8
1967 24.1 17.9
1968 24.2 18.1
1969 24.3 18.3
1970 24.5 18.5
1971 24.7 18.8
1972 24.8 19.1
1973 24.9 19.5
1974 25.1 19.8
1975 25.4 20.2
1976 25.7 20.6
1977 26 21
1978 26.4 21.3
1979 26.7 21.6
1980 26.9 21.9
1981 27.2 22.1
1982 27.5 22.4
1983 27.7 22.8
1984 28 23.2
1985 28.4 23.5
1986 28.8 23.9
1987 29.1 24.3
1988 29.3 24.7
1989 29.6 25.2
1990 30 25.6
1991 30.2 26
1992 30.5 26.3
1993 30.8 26.6
1994 31.1 26.9
1995 31.5 27.3
1996 31.8 27.6
1997 32.1 28
1998 32.4 28.4
1999 32.6 28.7
2000 32.8 29
2001 33 29.4
2002 33.4 29.7
2003 33.7 30
2004 34 30.3
2005 34.2 30.7
2006 34.5 31.1
2007 34.6 31.6
2008 34.5 32
2009 34.6 32.5
2010 34.9 32.9
2011 35.1 33.4
2012 35.4 33.8
2013 35.5 34.2
2014 35.7 34.6
2015 36 35
2016 36.2 35.4
2017 36.3 35.8
2018 36.4 36.2
2019 36.5 36.5
2020 36.6 36.8
2021 36.7 37.1
2022 36.7 37.5
2023 36.9 38
2024 37.1 38.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Mauritius
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$16.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
31.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
4.09%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-3.75%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
5.57%
2023
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
64.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
75
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
29.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
2.9%
2017
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$9.12B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$8.51B
2024
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$287M
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
316,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
12.9%
2020
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
89.6%
2024

Energy

Iceland Mauritius
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
1,155 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$25
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
4.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
3.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
88.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
1.48%
2023
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
2,441 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
21.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
2.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iceland Mauritius
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-2,787
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
40.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.68 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
61.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
51
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
40
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
2.23
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
12.2
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
141
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
94.3%
2023
English speaking
98%
2023
16%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
79.5%
2023

Health

Iceland Mauritius
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$591
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$260.1
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.62%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
1.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
15.2
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
19.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
20.1%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
20.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
6.86 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Mauritius
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.001%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
612 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
332 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
150.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
1,509 mi
2015

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