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Iceland vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 104th vs. 164th).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Palestine
Population
412970
5459557
Population rank 172/197 122/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 9/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Iceland and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Palestine
Year GDP
Iceland Palestine
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 -
1991 $6,909,730,288 -
1992 $7,080,981,738 -
1993 $6,218,581,532 -
1994 $6,389,460,343 $2,843,300,000
1995 $7,123,633,418 $3,282,800,000
1996 $7,426,082,271 $3,409,600,000
1997 $7,569,672,925 $3,759,800,000
1998 $8,503,746,468 $4,067,800,000
1999 $8,982,047,589 $4,271,200,000
2000 $9,025,660,362 $4,313,600,000
2001 $8,234,846,805 $4,003,700,000
2002 $9,318,395,055 $3,555,800,000
2003 $11,429,333,038 $3,968,000,000
2004 $13,825,302,536 $4,603,100,000
2005 $16,852,963,067 $5,125,700,000
2006 $17,465,318,552 $5,348,300,000
2007 $21,652,505,597 $5,815,700,000
2008 $18,074,622,987 $7,310,400,000
2009 $13,154,414,219 $8,085,700,000
2010 $13,751,161,918 $9,681,500,000
2011 $15,221,622,926 $11,186,100,000
2012 $14,751,508,134 $12,208,400,000
2013 $16,125,060,515 $13,515,500,000
2014 $17,867,662,178 $13,989,700,000
2015 $17,517,210,519 $13,972,400,000
2016 $20,793,168,031 $15,405,400,000
2017 $24,728,285,177 $16,128,000,000
2018 $26,260,850,582 $16,276,600,000
2019 $24,681,343,649 $17,133,500,000
2020 $21,629,953,194 $15,531,700,000
2021 $25,770,339,317 $18,109,000,000
2022 $28,696,453,180 $19,165,500,000
2023 $31,452,223,862 $17,847,900,000
2024 $33,462,807,983 $13,711,100,000

Iceland and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Palestine
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 -
1991 $26,803 -
1992 $27,124 -
1993 $23,580 -
1994 $24,019 $1,202
1995 $26,634 $1,327
1996 $27,615 $1,317
1997 $27,919 $1,389
1998 $31,030 $1,465
1999 $32,382 $1,499
2000 $32,096 $1,476
2001 $28,897 $1,336
2002 $32,409 $1,156
2003 $39,477 $1,258
2004 $47,335 $1,422
2005 $56,795 $1,544
2006 $57,493 $1,570
2007 $69,496 $1,664
2008 $56,943 $2,035
2009 $41,301 $2,192
2010 $43,237 $2,557
2011 $47,715 $2,881
2012 $45,996 $3,067
2013 $49,805 $3,315
2014 $54,577 $3,352
2015 $52,952 $3,272
2016 $61,988 $3,528
2017 $72,010 $3,620
2018 $74,452 $3,562
2019 $68,452 $3,657
2020 $59,024 $3,234
2021 $69,178 $3,679
2022 $75,121 $3,800
2023 $79,960 $3,455
2024 $82,704 $2,592

Iceland vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Palestine
1950 71 45.7
1951 71 46
1952 72.4 46.3
1953 72.3 46.6
1954 73.3 46.9
1955 73.3 47.2
1956 72.9 47.6
1957 73.4 48
1958 73.3 48.4
1959 72.6 48.8
1960 74 49.3
1961 73.4 49.8
1962 73.6 50.4
1963 72.9 51
1964 73.5 51.6
1965 73.8 52.2
1966 73.1 52.8
1967 73.7 50.9
1968 73.9 54.1
1969 73.7 54.7
1970 73.8 55.4
1971 73.5 56
1972 74.4 56.7
1973 74.3 57.6
1974 74.1 58
1975 75.3 58.7
1976 76.6 59.4
1977 76.1 60.1
1978 76.4 60.8
1979 76.5 61.5
1980 76.6 62.2
1981 76.2 62.8
1982 76.8 63.5
1983 76.4 64.1
1984 77.3 64.7
1985 77.4 65.3
1986 77.9 65.7
1987 77.1 66.3
1988 76.9 66.7
1989 77.9 67.1
1990 77.7 67.8
1991 77.8 68.2
1992 78.6 68.5
1993 78.8 68.8
1994 79 69.3
1995 77.5 69.6
1996 78.6 70
1997 78.7 70.3
1998 79.4 70.6
1999 79.2 70.8
2000 79.5 70.3
2001 80.4 69.8
2002 80.3 70.9
2003 80.8 71
2004 80.7 71.1
2005 81.2 72
2006 80.9 71.8
2007 81.1 72.1
2008 81.2 72.2
2009 81.4 72.3
2010 81.6 73.3
2011 82 73.6
2012 82.3 73.7
2013 81.7 74.1
2014 82.4 72.8
2015 82.2 74.6
2016 81.8 74.9
2017 82.2 75.2
2018 82.5 75.4
2019 82.8 75.8
2020 82.7 75
2021 82.8 73.9
2022 81.6 76.7
2023 82.7 65.2
2024 83 69.2
2025 83.2 73.1

Iceland and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Palestine
Year Population
Iceland Palestine
1960 175,574 -
1961 179,029 -
1962 182,378 -
1963 185,653 -
1964 188,983 -
1965 192,286 -
1966 195,570 -
1967 198,751 -
1968 201,488 -
1969 203,369 -
1970 204,438 -
1971 206,098 -
1972 209,137 -
1973 212,317 -
1974 215,209 -
1975 217,979 -
1976 220,154 -
1977 221,799 -
1978 223,537 -
1979 225,735 -
1980 228,138 -
1981 230,755 -
1982 233,860 -
1983 236,977 -
1984 239,511 -
1985 241,405 -
1986 243,180 -
1987 245,859 -
1988 249,740 -
1989 252,852 -
1990 254,826 1,978,248
1991 257,797 2,068,845
1992 261,057 2,163,591
1993 263,725 2,262,676
1994 266,021 2,366,298
1995 267,468 2,474,666
1996 268,916 2,587,997
1997 271,128 2,706,518
1998 274,047 2,776,568
1999 277,381 2,848,431
2000 281,205 2,922,153
2001 284,968 2,997,784
2002 287,523 3,075,373
2003 289,521 3,154,969
2004 292,074 3,236,626
2005 296,734 3,320,396
2006 303,782 3,406,334
2007 311,566 3,494,496
2008 317,414 3,591,977
2009 318,499 3,689,099
2010 318,041 3,786,161
2011 319,014 3,882,986
2012 320,716 3,979,998
2013 323,764 4,076,708
2014 327,386 4,173,398
2015 330,815 4,270,092
2016 335,439 4,367,088
2017 343,400 4,454,805
2018 352,721 4,569,087
2019 360,563 4,685,306
2020 366,463 4,803,269
2021 372,520 4,922,749
2022 382,003 5,043,612
2023 393,349 5,165,775
2024 404,610 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Iceland and Palestine

Fertility rate
Iceland

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Palestine
1960 4.29 -
1961 3.88 -
1962 3.98 -
1963 3.99 -
1964 3.88 -
1965 3.73 -
1966 3.59 -
1967 3.28 -
1968 3.06 -
1969 2.99 -
1970 2.81 -
1971 2.92 -
1972 3.09 -
1973 2.94 -
1974 2.66 -
1975 2.65 -
1976 2.52 -
1977 2.31 -
1978 2.35 -
1979 2.49 -
1980 2.48 -
1981 2.33 -
1982 2.27 -
1983 2.24 -
1984 2.08 -
1985 1.93 -
1986 1.92 -
1987 2.06 -
1988 2.26 -
1989 2.19 -
1990 2.3 6.81
1991 2.18 6.75
1992 2.21 6.65
1993 2.22 6.5
1994 2.14 6.33
1995 2.08 6.16
1996 2.12 5.99
1997 2.04 5.82
1998 2.05 5.69
1999 1.99 5.58
2000 2.08 5.46
2001 1.95 5.34
2002 1.93 5.22
2003 1.99 5.06
2004 2.04 4.97
2005 2.05 4.87
2006 2.08 4.74
2007 2.09 4.63
2008 2.15 4.51
2009 2.23 4.44
2010 2.2 4.43
2011 2.02 4.31
2012 2.04 4.15
2013 1.93 4.05
2014 1.93 4
2015 1.8 3.98
2016 1.74 3.89
2017 1.71 3.77
2018 1.71 3.67
2019 1.74 3.59
2020 1.72 3.51
2021 1.82 3.44
2022 1.59 3.38
2023 1.59 3.31

Iceland and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Iceland Palestine
1960 25.4 -
1961 25.2 -
1962 24.9 -
1963 24.7 -
1964 24.4 -
1965 24.2 -
1966 24.1 -
1967 24.1 -
1968 24.2 -
1969 24.3 -
1970 24.5 -
1971 24.7 -
1972 24.8 -
1973 24.9 -
1974 25.1 -
1975 25.4 -
1976 25.7 -
1977 26 -
1978 26.4 -
1979 26.7 -
1980 26.9 -
1981 27.2 -
1982 27.5 -
1983 27.7 -
1984 28 -
1985 28.4 -
1986 28.8 -
1987 29.1 -
1988 29.3 -
1989 29.6 -
1990 30 15.4
1991 30.2 15.4
1992 30.5 15.4
1993 30.8 15.5
1994 31.1 15.5
1995 31.5 15.6
1996 31.8 15.7
1997 32.1 15.8
1998 32.4 15.9
1999 32.6 16
2000 32.8 16.2
2001 33 16.3
2002 33.4 16.5
2003 33.7 16.7
2004 34 16.9
2005 34.2 17.1
2006 34.5 17.4
2007 34.6 17.6
2008 34.5 17.9
2009 34.6 18.1
2010 34.9 18.4
2011 35.1 18.6
2012 35.4 18.9
2013 35.5 19.1
2014 35.7 19.4
2015 36 19.6
2016 36.2 19.8
2017 36.3 19.9
2018 36.4 20
2019 36.5 20.2
2020 36.6 20.3
2021 36.7 20.4
2022 36.7 20.6
2023 36.9 20.8
2024 37.1 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
5.43%
2021
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
2.5%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Iceland Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
15.4%
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
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iceland Palestine
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
79
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
171
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
97.9%
2024
English speaking
98%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Iceland Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Iceland Palestine
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
n/a

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