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Iceland vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 104th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Moldova
Population
412970
2358679
Population rank 172/197 145/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Iceland and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Moldova
Year GDP
Iceland Moldova
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 -
1971 $670,251,136 -
1972 $839,652,164 -
1973 $1,154,440,253 -
1974 $1,515,190,595 -
1975 $1,406,875,081 -
1976 $1,669,488,390 -
1977 $2,208,509,076 -
1978 $2,511,826,196 -
1979 $2,853,435,054 -
1980 $3,381,419,251 -
1981 $3,492,997,010 -
1982 $3,206,626,645 -
1983 $2,765,950,336 -
1984 $2,864,441,387 -
1985 $2,984,052,357 -
1986 $3,989,622,739 -
1987 $5,520,318,405 -
1988 $6,106,635,816 -
1989 $5,672,569,449 -
1990 $6,468,736,356 $3,592,857,043
1991 $6,909,730,288 $3,094,565,871
1992 $7,080,981,738 $2,319,243,436
1993 $6,218,581,532 $2,371,813,324
1994 $6,389,460,343 $1,702,314,268
1995 $7,123,633,418 $1,752,999,370
1996 $7,426,082,271 $1,695,122,174
1997 $7,569,672,925 $1,930,081,169
1998 $8,503,746,468 $1,698,717,505
1999 $8,982,047,589 $1,170,782,957
2000 $9,025,660,362 $1,288,429,392
2001 $8,234,846,805 $1,480,673,594
2002 $9,318,395,055 $1,661,818,168
2003 $11,429,333,038 $1,980,907,435
2004 $13,825,302,536 $2,598,249,556
2005 $16,852,963,067 $2,988,342,907
2006 $17,465,318,552 $3,408,255,451
2007 $21,652,505,597 $4,401,173,152
2008 $18,074,622,987 $6,054,824,248
2009 $13,154,414,219 $5,439,434,272
2010 $13,751,161,918 $6,974,982,370
2011 $15,221,622,926 $8,414,352,020
2012 $14,751,508,134 $8,709,138,635
2013 $16,125,060,515 $9,496,717,876
2014 $17,867,662,178 $9,402,090,138
2015 $17,517,210,519 $7,797,667,197
2016 $20,793,168,031 $7,980,917,076
2017 $24,728,285,177 $9,514,404,016
2018 $26,260,850,582 $11,252,353,421
2019 $24,681,343,649 $11,736,797,055
2020 $21,629,953,194 $11,530,746,234
2021 $25,770,339,317 $13,691,869,264
2022 $28,696,453,180 $14,525,337,524
2023 $31,452,223,862 $16,711,906,746
2024 $33,462,807,983 $18,200,340,854

Iceland and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Moldova
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 -
1971 $3,252 -
1972 $4,015 -
1973 $5,437 -
1974 $7,041 -
1975 $6,454 -
1976 $7,583 -
1977 $9,957 -
1978 $11,237 -
1979 $12,641 -
1980 $14,822 -
1981 $15,137 -
1982 $13,712 -
1983 $11,672 -
1984 $11,960 -
1985 $12,361 -
1986 $16,406 -
1987 $22,453 -
1988 $24,452 -
1989 $22,434 -
1990 $25,385 $1,207
1991 $26,803 $1,038
1992 $27,124 $778
1993 $23,580 $797
1994 $24,019 $574
1995 $26,634 $594
1996 $27,615 $575
1997 $27,919 $657
1998 $31,030 $579
1999 $32,382 $399
2000 $32,096 $441
2001 $28,897 $507
2002 $32,409 $571
2003 $39,477 $682
2004 $47,335 $897
2005 $56,795 $1,034
2006 $57,493 $1,183
2007 $69,496 $1,531
2008 $56,943 $2,111
2009 $41,301 $1,898
2010 $43,237 $2,437
2011 $47,715 $2,941
2012 $45,996 $3,045
2013 $49,805 $3,321
2014 $54,577 $3,290
2015 $52,952 $2,750
2016 $61,988 $2,847
2017 $72,010 $3,453
2018 $74,452 $4,156
2019 $68,452 $4,405
2020 $59,024 $4,376
2021 $69,178 $5,275
2022 $75,121 $5,744
2023 $79,960 $6,800
2024 $82,704 $7,618

Iceland vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Moldova
1950 71 54
1951 71 54.5
1952 72.4 55.1
1953 72.3 55.7
1954 73.3 56.3
1955 73.3 56.9
1956 72.9 57.4
1957 73.4 58
1958 73.3 58.5
1959 72.6 59
1960 74 59.4
1961 73.4 59.9
1962 73.6 60.3
1963 72.9 60.6
1964 73.5 61
1965 73.8 61.3
1966 73.1 61.6
1967 73.7 61.8
1968 73.9 62
1969 73.7 62.2
1970 73.8 62.4
1971 73.5 62.7
1972 74.4 62.9
1973 74.3 63.2
1974 74.1 63.4
1975 75.3 63.7
1976 76.6 64
1977 76.1 64.2
1978 76.4 64.5
1979 76.5 64.8
1980 76.6 65.2
1981 76.2 65.6
1982 76.8 65.9
1983 76.4 66.1
1984 77.3 66.4
1985 77.4 66.9
1986 77.9 67.4
1987 77.1 67.9
1988 76.9 68.2
1989 77.9 68.2
1990 77.7 67.9
1991 77.8 67.6
1992 78.6 66.7
1993 78.8 66.7
1994 79 66.3
1995 77.5 66.2
1996 78.6 66.2
1997 78.7 66.5
1998 79.4 66.8
1999 79.2 67.2
2000 79.5 67.5
2001 80.4 67.7
2002 80.3 67.8
2003 80.8 67.9
2004 80.7 68
2005 81.2 68.2
2006 80.9 68.4
2007 81.1 68.7
2008 81.2 69
2009 81.4 69.4
2010 81.6 69.9
2011 82 70.2
2012 82.3 70.3
2013 81.7 70.3
2014 82.4 70.2
2015 82.2 70.1
2016 81.8 70.2
2017 82.2 70.4
2018 82.5 70.2
2019 82.8 70.2
2020 82.7 69.9
2021 82.8 69
2022 81.6 71.5
2023 82.7 71.2
2024 83 71.3
2025 83.2 71.5

Iceland and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Moldova
Year Population
Iceland Moldova
1960 175,574 2,058,020
1961 179,029 2,103,327
1962 182,378 2,147,227
1963 185,653 2,188,895
1964 188,983 2,228,000
1965 192,286 2,265,287
1966 195,570 2,301,871
1967 198,751 2,337,695
1968 201,488 2,373,073
1969 203,369 2,408,469
1970 204,438 2,437,590
1971 206,098 2,460,611
1972 209,137 2,484,742
1973 212,317 2,510,584
1974 215,209 2,538,164
1975 217,979 2,566,998
1976 220,154 2,596,491
1977 221,799 2,626,298
1978 223,537 2,656,211
1979 225,735 2,683,035
1980 228,138 2,708,675
1981 230,755 2,735,987
1982 233,860 2,763,101
1983 236,977 2,791,207
1984 239,511 2,820,518
1985 241,405 2,850,787
1986 243,180 2,883,057
1987 245,859 2,916,306
1988 249,740 2,948,891
1989 252,852 2,970,039
1990 254,826 2,977,912
1991 257,797 2,981,566
1992 261,057 2,980,965
1993 263,725 2,975,966
1994 266,021 2,966,745
1995 267,468 2,953,200
1996 268,916 2,947,293
1997 271,128 2,936,413
1998 274,047 2,935,227
1999 277,381 2,930,622
2000 281,205 2,924,668
2001 284,968 2,918,135
2002 287,523 2,911,385
2003 289,521 2,903,198
2004 292,074 2,896,023
2005 296,734 2,888,985
2006 303,782 2,880,967
2007 311,566 2,874,299
2008 317,414 2,868,833
2009 318,499 2,865,213
2010 318,041 2,862,354
2011 319,014 2,860,699
2012 320,716 2,860,324
2013 323,764 2,859,558
2014 327,386 2,857,815
2015 330,815 2,835,978
2016 335,439 2,803,186
2017 343,400 2,755,189
2018 352,721 2,707,203
2019 360,563 2,664,224
2020 366,463 2,635,130
2021 372,520 2,595,809
2022 382,003 2,528,654
2023 393,349 2,457,783
2024 404,610 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Iceland and Moldova

Fertility rate
Iceland

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Moldova
1960 4.29 3.32
1961 3.88 3.23
1962 3.98 3.04
1963 3.99 2.89
1964 3.88 2.71
1965 3.73 2.69
1966 3.59 2.65
1967 3.28 2.62
1968 3.06 2.59
1969 2.99 2.57
1970 2.81 2.57
1971 2.92 2.56
1972 3.09 2.56
1973 2.94 2.57
1974 2.66 2.56
1975 2.65 2.52
1976 2.52 2.47
1977 2.31 2.42
1978 2.35 2.39
1979 2.49 2.38
1980 2.48 2.38
1981 2.33 2.4
1982 2.27 2.45
1983 2.24 2.58
1984 2.08 2.67
1985 1.93 2.67
1986 1.92 2.74
1987 2.06 2.78
1988 2.26 2.63
1989 2.19 2.46
1990 2.3 2.39
1991 2.18 2.28
1992 2.21 2.22
1993 2.22 2.11
1994 2.14 1.99
1995 2.08 1.83
1996 2.12 1.71
1997 2.04 1.79
1998 2.05 1.65
1999 1.99 1.56
2000 2.08 1.5
2001 1.95 1.47
2002 1.93 1.45
2003 1.99 1.48
2004 2.04 1.54
2005 2.05 1.53
2006 2.08 1.54
2007 2.09 1.58
2008 2.15 1.64
2009 2.23 1.72
2010 2.2 1.7
2011 2.02 1.65
2012 2.04 1.66
2013 1.93 1.62
2014 1.93 1.82
2015 1.8 1.87
2016 1.74 1.89
2017 1.71 1.81
2018 1.71 1.81
2019 1.74 1.78
2020 1.72 1.77
2021 1.82 1.75
2022 1.59 1.69
2023 1.59 1.73

Iceland and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Iceland Moldova
1960 25.4 24.6
1961 25.2 24.7
1962 24.9 24.9
1963 24.7 25.1
1964 24.4 25.4
1965 24.2 25.7
1966 24.1 25.9
1967 24.1 26.1
1968 24.2 26.3
1969 24.3 26.4
1970 24.5 26.4
1971 24.7 26.3
1972 24.8 26.3
1973 24.9 26.3
1974 25.1 26.5
1975 25.4 26.7
1976 25.7 26.9
1977 26 27.2
1978 26.4 27.5
1979 26.7 27.6
1980 26.9 27.6
1981 27.2 27.9
1982 27.5 28.1
1983 27.7 28.3
1984 28 28.5
1985 28.4 28.7
1986 28.8 28.9
1987 29.1 29.1
1988 29.3 29.3
1989 29.6 29.5
1990 30 29.8
1991 30.2 30.2
1992 30.5 30.4
1993 30.8 30.6
1994 31.1 30.8
1995 31.5 31
1996 31.8 31.2
1997 32.1 31.3
1998 32.4 31.5
1999 32.6 31.8
2000 32.8 32
2001 33 32.2
2002 33.4 32.4
2003 33.7 32.6
2004 34 32.8
2005 34.2 33
2006 34.5 33.3
2007 34.6 33.6
2008 34.5 33.9
2009 34.6 34.3
2010 34.9 34.6
2011 35.1 34.9
2012 35.4 35.1
2013 35.5 35.4
2014 35.7 35.7
2015 36 36.1
2016 36.2 36.5
2017 36.3 36.8
2018 36.4 37.2
2019 36.5 37.6
2020 36.6 38
2021 36.7 38.3
2022 36.7 38.6
2023 36.9 38.8
2024 37.1 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
4.3%
2023
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
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
11%
2020
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Iceland Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iceland Moldova
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.6%
2021
English speaking
98%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Iceland Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Moldova
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
5,811 mi
2012

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