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Iceland vs Oman statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 5.28M in Oman (ranked 124/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 119,499 sq mi for Oman (ranked 104th vs. 68th).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Oman
Population
412970
5636678
Population rank 172/197 120/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$107B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 70/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$20,248
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 57/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$41,664
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
35.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$7,191
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 68/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$20,368
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
119,499 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
2.53
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
80.5 years
2025

Iceland and Oman: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Oman economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Oman
Year GDP
Iceland Oman
1960 $252,169,712 $44,234,656
1961 $257,703,245 $45,634,487
1962 $289,200,704 $56,273,202
1963 $345,175,036 $59,912,763
1964 $440,797,869 $61,872,526
1965 $531,569,564 $63,279,975
1966 $638,349,755 $67,759,973
1967 $630,567,116 $107,151,832
1968 $481,532,848 $188,879,849
1969 $420,945,148 $239,999,808
1970 $526,704,545 $256,319,795
1971 $670,251,136 $301,010,587
1972 $839,652,164 $366,883,548
1973 $1,154,440,253 $483,066,991
1974 $1,515,190,595 $1,645,917,776
1975 $1,406,875,081 $2,096,699,189
1976 $1,669,488,390 $2,560,220,035
1977 $2,208,509,076 $2,741,169,948
1978 $2,511,826,196 $2,740,301,390
1979 $2,853,435,054 $3,733,352,635
1980 $3,381,419,251 $5,981,760,278
1981 $3,492,997,010 $7,259,120,151
1982 $3,206,626,645 $7,554,719,456
1983 $2,765,950,336 $7,932,541,691
1984 $2,864,441,387 $8,821,443,151
1985 $2,984,052,357 $10,005,645,420
1986 $3,989,622,739 $7,324,167,369
1987 $5,520,318,405 $7,811,183,095
1988 $6,106,635,816 $8,386,215,865
1989 $5,672,569,449 $9,372,171,651
1990 $6,468,736,356 $13,310,273,082
1991 $6,909,730,288 $12,918,335,501
1992 $7,080,981,738 $14,183,615,085
1993 $6,218,581,532 $14,230,429,129
1994 $6,389,460,343 $14,715,214,564
1995 $7,123,633,418 $15,722,236,671
1996 $7,426,082,271 $17,402,080,624
1997 $7,569,672,925 $18,039,791,938
1998 $8,503,746,468 $16,044,213,264
1999 $8,982,047,589 $17,832,769,831
2000 $9,025,660,362 $22,259,557,867
2001 $8,234,846,805 $22,205,721,717
2002 $9,318,395,055 $23,065,539,662
2003 $11,429,333,038 $24,733,680,104
2004 $13,825,302,536 $28,378,933,680
2005 $16,852,963,067 $35,506,892,068
2006 $17,465,318,552 $42,577,633,290
2007 $21,652,505,597 $48,300,390,117
2008 $18,074,622,987 $69,804,681,404
2009 $13,154,414,219 $55,454,096,229
2010 $13,751,161,918 $64,993,498,049
2011 $15,221,622,926 $77,497,529,259
2012 $14,751,508,134 $87,408,842,653
2013 $16,125,060,515 $89,936,020,806
2014 $17,867,662,178 $92,699,089,727
2015 $17,517,210,519 $78,710,793,238
2016 $20,793,168,031 $75,128,738,622
2017 $24,728,285,177 $80,856,697,009
2018 $26,260,850,582 $91,505,851,756
2019 $24,681,343,649 $88,060,858,257
2020 $21,629,953,194 $75,909,492,848
2021 $25,770,339,317 $87,323,797,139
2022 $28,696,453,180 $109,852,795,839
2023 $31,452,223,862 $105,895,708,713
2024 $33,462,807,983 $106,942,782,835

Iceland and Oman economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Oman
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Oman
1960 $1,436 $83.4
1961 $1,439 $84.5
1962 $1,586 $102.3
1963 $1,859 $106.8
1964 $2,332 $108.1
1965 $2,764 $108.1
1966 $3,264 $113.2
1967 $3,173 $174.7
1968 $2,390 $300
1969 $2,070 $372
1970 $2,576 $387
1971 $3,252 $442
1972 $4,015 $524
1973 $5,437 $670
1974 $7,041 $2,203
1975 $6,454 $2,692
1976 $7,583 $3,143
1977 $9,957 $3,205
1978 $11,237 $3,044
1979 $12,641 $3,934
1980 $14,822 $5,974
1981 $15,137 $6,866
1982 $13,712 $6,759
1983 $11,672 $6,714
1984 $11,960 $7,070
1985 $12,361 $7,549
1986 $16,406 $5,182
1987 $22,453 $5,204
1988 $24,452 $5,279
1989 $22,434 $5,591
1990 $25,385 $7,546
1991 $26,803 $6,977
1992 $27,124 $7,318
1993 $23,580 $7,039
1994 $24,019 $7,068
1995 $26,634 $7,414
1996 $27,615 $8,068
1997 $27,919 $8,235
1998 $31,030 $7,219
1999 $32,382 $7,915
2000 $32,096 $9,754
2001 $28,897 $9,612
2002 $32,409 $9,869
2003 $39,477 $10,464
2004 $47,335 $11,801
2005 $56,795 $14,435
2006 $57,493 $16,931
2007 $69,496 $18,793
2008 $56,943 $26,577
2009 $41,301 $20,656
2010 $43,237 $23,570
2011 $47,715 $25,188
2012 $45,996 $24,642
2013 $49,805 $23,458
2014 $54,577 $23,161
2015 $52,952 $18,808
2016 $61,988 $17,110
2017 $72,010 $17,820
2018 $74,452 $19,902
2019 $68,452 $19,180
2020 $59,024 $16,785
2021 $69,178 $19,403
2022 $75,121 $23,224
2023 $79,960 $20,972
2024 $82,704 $20,248

Iceland vs. Oman life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Oman
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Oman
1950 71 29.3
1951 71 29.8
1952 72.4 30.2
1953 72.3 30.7
1954 73.3 31.2
1955 73.3 31.8
1956 72.9 32.4
1957 73.4 33
1958 73.3 33.8
1959 72.6 34.6
1960 74 35.4
1961 73.4 36.4
1962 73.6 37.4
1963 72.9 38.5
1964 73.5 39.6
1965 73.8 40.8
1966 73.1 42
1967 73.7 43.2
1968 73.9 44.4
1969 73.7 45.6
1970 73.8 46.6
1971 73.5 47.9
1972 74.4 48.7
1973 74.3 50
1974 74.1 51.2
1975 75.3 52.5
1976 76.6 54.4
1977 76.1 55.5
1978 76.4 57
1979 76.5 58.3
1980 76.6 59.6
1981 76.2 60.8
1982 76.8 62
1983 76.4 63.2
1984 77.3 64.3
1985 77.4 65.3
1986 77.9 66.2
1987 77.1 67
1988 76.9 67.7
1989 77.9 68.4
1990 77.7 69
1991 77.8 69.6
1992 78.6 70.1
1993 78.8 70.6
1994 79 71.1
1995 77.5 71.6
1996 78.6 72
1997 78.7 72.5
1998 79.4 72.9
1999 79.2 73.3
2000 79.5 73.6
2001 80.4 74
2002 80.3 74.3
2003 80.8 74.5
2004 80.7 74.8
2005 81.2 75.1
2006 80.9 75.4
2007 81.1 75.6
2008 81.2 76.1
2009 81.4 76.6
2010 81.6 77.2
2011 82 77.7
2012 82.3 78.2
2013 81.7 78.6
2014 82.4 79
2015 82.2 79.3
2016 81.8 79.6
2017 82.2 79.7
2018 82.5 79.9
2019 82.8 79.9
2020 82.7 77.8
2021 82.8 76
2022 81.6 77.9
2023 82.7 80
2024 83 80.2
2025 83.2 80.5

Iceland and Oman population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Oman
Year Population
Iceland Oman
1960 175,574 530,485
1961 179,029 539,854
1962 182,378 549,941
1963 185,653 560,827
1964 188,983 572,577
1965 192,286 585,236
1966 195,570 598,804
1967 198,751 613,318
1968 201,488 628,798
1969 203,369 645,255
1970 204,438 662,680
1971 206,098 681,119
1972 209,137 700,593
1973 212,317 721,179
1974 215,209 746,988
1975 217,979 778,864
1976 220,154 814,701
1977 221,799 855,314
1978 223,537 900,304
1979 225,735 949,116
1980 228,138 1,001,248
1981 230,755 1,057,320
1982 233,860 1,117,678
1983 236,977 1,181,459
1984 239,511 1,247,716
1985 241,405 1,325,480
1986 243,180 1,413,419
1987 245,859 1,500,996
1988 249,740 1,588,568
1989 252,852 1,676,228
1990 254,826 1,763,954
1991 257,797 1,851,473
1992 261,057 1,938,238
1993 263,725 2,021,675
1994 266,021 2,081,834
1995 267,468 2,120,528
1996 268,916 2,156,926
1997 271,128 2,190,720
1998 274,047 2,222,489
1999 277,381 2,252,909
2000 281,205 2,282,131
2001 284,968 2,310,217
2002 287,523 2,337,140
2003 289,521 2,363,796
2004 292,074 2,404,821
2005 296,734 2,459,802
2006 303,782 2,514,795
2007 311,566 2,570,174
2008 317,414 2,626,529
2009 318,499 2,684,659
2010 318,041 2,757,446
2011 319,014 3,076,763
2012 320,716 3,547,106
2013 323,764 3,833,913
2014 327,386 4,002,439
2015 330,815 4,184,895
2016 335,439 4,390,877
2017 343,400 4,537,396
2018 352,721 4,597,877
2019 360,563 4,591,241
2020 366,463 4,522,497
2021 372,520 4,500,424
2022 382,003 4,730,226
2023 393,349 5,049,269
2024 404,610 5,281,538

Fertility rates in Iceland and Oman

Fertility rate
Iceland

Oman
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Oman
1960 4.29 7.28
1961 3.88 7.29
1962 3.98 7.32
1963 3.99 7.33
1964 3.88 7.37
1965 3.73 7.39
1966 3.59 7.41
1967 3.28 7.44
1968 3.06 7.46
1969 2.99 7.49
1970 2.81 7.52
1971 2.92 7.56
1972 3.09 7.59
1973 2.94 7.63
1974 2.66 7.67
1975 2.65 7.71
1976 2.52 7.74
1977 2.31 7.78
1978 2.35 7.82
1979 2.49 7.85
1980 2.48 7.89
1981 2.33 7.9
1982 2.27 7.84
1983 2.24 7.75
1984 2.08 7.64
1985 1.93 7.51
1986 1.92 7.35
1987 2.06 7.18
1988 2.26 6.95
1989 2.19 6.72
1990 2.3 6.46
1991 2.18 6.2
1992 2.21 5.92
1993 2.22 5.64
1994 2.14 5.36
1995 2.08 5.07
1996 2.12 4.79
1997 2.04 4.52
1998 2.05 4.27
1999 1.99 4.06
2000 2.08 3.85
2001 1.95 3.66
2002 1.93 3.51
2003 1.99 3.37
2004 2.04 3.2
2005 2.05 3.03
2006 2.08 2.88
2007 2.09 2.76
2008 2.15 2.76
2009 2.23 2.83
2010 2.2 2.97
2011 2.02 2.96
2012 2.04 2.93
2013 1.93 2.95
2014 1.93 2.97
2015 1.8 2.97
2016 1.74 2.95
2017 1.71 2.92
2018 1.71 2.81
2019 1.74 2.7
2020 1.72 2.64
2021 1.82 2.59
2022 1.59 2.45
2023 1.59 2.53

Iceland and Oman demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Oman
Year Median age, years
Iceland Oman
1960 25.4 18.9
1961 25.2 18.8
1962 24.9 18.7
1963 24.7 18.6
1964 24.4 18.5
1965 24.2 18.4
1966 24.1 18.2
1967 24.1 18
1968 24.2 17.8
1969 24.3 17.5
1970 24.5 17.2
1971 24.7 16.9
1972 24.8 16.7
1973 24.9 16.4
1974 25.1 16.3
1975 25.4 16.2
1976 25.7 16.3
1977 26 16.3
1978 26.4 16.4
1979 26.7 16.4
1980 26.9 16.4
1981 27.2 16.5
1982 27.5 16.5
1983 27.7 16.5
1984 28 16.5
1985 28.4 16.6
1986 28.8 16.8
1987 29.1 17.1
1988 29.3 17.5
1989 29.6 17.9
1990 30 18.4
1991 30.2 18.8
1992 30.5 19.4
1993 30.8 19.9
1994 31.1 20.1
1995 31.5 20.1
1996 31.8 20.1
1997 32.1 20.2
1998 32.4 20.4
1999 32.6 20.6
2000 32.8 20.9
2001 33 21.3
2002 33.4 21.6
2003 33.7 22
2004 34 22.3
2005 34.2 22.7
2006 34.5 23.1
2007 34.6 23.5
2008 34.5 24
2009 34.6 24.6
2010 34.9 25.2
2011 35.1 26.5
2012 35.4 27.7
2013 35.5 28.2
2014 35.7 28.5
2015 36 28.8
2016 36.2 29.1
2017 36.3 29.4
2018 36.4 29.7
2019 36.5 29.9
2020 36.6 29.7
2021 36.7 29.7
2022 36.7 30
2023 36.9 30.3
2024 37.1 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Oman
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$102B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
28.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
47,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
+1.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
3.3%
2022
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
46.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
54.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
65.4
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
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
110
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$22.3B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$18.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$39M
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
869,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
1.87%
2020
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
69.5%
2024

Energy

Iceland Oman
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
5,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$7.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
93.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
18.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
99.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
0.33%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
-213.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
8,158 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
1.95%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iceland Oman
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
+154,219
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
55
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
0.14
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
10.6
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
99
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
97.3%
2022
English speaking
98%
2023
22%
2025
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
95.3%
2024

Health

Iceland Oman
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$707
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$52.9
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
80.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
2.06
2022
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
13
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
32.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
17%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
8.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Oman
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
22,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
5,682 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
9.11 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
n/a

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