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Iceland vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 104th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Romania
Population
412970
18962595
Population rank 172/197 69/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Iceland and Romania: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Romania economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Romania
Year GDP
Iceland Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $6,106,635,816 $40,424,528,302
1989 $5,672,569,449 $41,450,777,202
1990 $6,468,736,356 $38,247,882,300
1991 $6,909,730,288 $28,850,634,900
1992 $7,080,981,738 $25,121,666,667
1993 $6,218,581,532 $26,361,160,450
1994 $6,389,460,343 $30,072,805,104
1995 $7,123,633,418 $37,430,162,103
1996 $7,426,082,271 $36,937,074,278
1997 $7,569,672,925 $35,575,214,078
1998 $8,503,746,468 $41,696,091,974
1999 $8,982,047,589 $35,953,156,754
2000 $9,025,660,362 $37,253,739,511
2001 $8,234,846,805 $40,395,116,581
2002 $9,318,395,055 $46,065,502,703
2003 $11,429,333,038 $57,806,384,143
2004 $13,825,302,536 $74,973,656,852
2005 $16,852,963,067 $98,454,380,120
2006 $17,465,318,552 $122,023,735,993
2007 $21,652,505,597 $174,588,782,939
2008 $18,074,622,987 $214,315,932,061
2009 $13,154,414,219 $174,110,532,659
2010 $13,751,161,918 $170,064,350,672
2011 $15,221,622,926 $192,623,977,894
2012 $14,751,508,134 $179,117,323,107
2013 $16,125,060,515 $189,798,603,751
2014 $17,867,662,178 $199,722,319,676
2015 $17,517,210,519 $177,885,131,240
2016 $20,793,168,031 $185,290,759,249
2017 $24,728,285,177 $210,147,385,855
2018 $26,260,850,582 $243,468,683,030
2019 $24,681,343,649 $251,677,082,534
2020 $21,629,953,194 $252,033,792,712
2021 $25,770,339,317 $286,578,196,368
2022 $28,696,453,180 $296,354,358,293
2023 $31,452,223,862 $350,775,856,415
2024 $33,462,807,983 $382,767,571,329

Iceland and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $24,452 $1,753
1989 $22,434 $1,790
1990 $25,385 $1,648
1991 $26,803 $1,254
1992 $27,124 $1,102
1993 $23,580 $1,158
1994 $24,019 $1,323
1995 $26,634 $1,650
1996 $27,615 $1,633
1997 $27,919 $1,577
1998 $31,030 $1,853
1999 $32,382 $1,600
2000 $32,096 $1,660
2001 $28,897 $1,825
2002 $32,409 $2,120
2003 $39,477 $2,679
2004 $47,335 $3,495
2005 $56,795 $4,618
2006 $57,493 $5,758
2007 $69,496 $8,360
2008 $56,943 $10,435
2009 $41,301 $8,548
2010 $43,237 $8,400
2011 $47,715 $9,561
2012 $45,996 $8,930
2013 $49,805 $9,498
2014 $54,577 $10,032
2015 $52,952 $8,977
2016 $61,988 $9,405
2017 $72,010 $10,728
2018 $74,452 $12,502
2019 $68,452 $12,992
2020 $59,024 $13,082
2021 $69,178 $14,987
2022 $75,121 $15,558
2023 $79,960 $18,404
2024 $82,704 $20,072

Iceland vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Romania
1950 71 60.5
1951 71 61.2
1952 72.4 61.8
1953 72.3 62.5
1954 73.3 63
1955 73.3 63.3
1956 72.9 63.6
1957 73.4 64
1958 73.3 64.4
1959 72.6 64.9
1960 74 65.6
1961 73.4 66.4
1962 73.6 67.2
1963 72.9 67.8
1964 73.5 68.4
1965 73.8 68.4
1966 73.1 68.2
1967 73.7 68.1
1968 73.9 67.9
1969 73.7 67.2
1970 73.8 67.9
1971 73.5 68.4
1972 74.4 69
1973 74.3 68.7
1974 74.1 69.5
1975 75.3 69.6
1976 76.6 69.9
1977 76.1 69.5
1978 76.4 69.8
1979 76.5 69.5
1980 76.6 69.2
1981 76.2 69.5
1982 76.8 69.8
1983 76.4 69.8
1984 77.3 69.9
1985 77.4 69.4
1986 77.9 69.7
1987 77.1 69.1
1988 76.9 69.4
1989 77.9 69.5
1990 77.7 69.8
1991 77.8 70
1992 78.6 69.5
1993 78.8 69.5
1994 79 69.3
1995 77.5 69.3
1996 78.6 68.8
1997 78.7 69.1
1998 79.4 69.9
1999 79.2 70.6
2000 79.5 71.2
2001 80.4 71.1
2002 80.3 70.8
2003 80.8 70.8
2004 80.7 71.1
2005 81.2 71.6
2006 80.9 72.2
2007 81.1 72.8
2008 81.2 73.2
2009 81.4 73.5
2010 81.6 73.6
2011 82 74.3
2012 82.3 74.3
2013 81.7 74.9
2014 82.4 74.8
2015 82.2 74.7
2016 81.8 75
2017 82.2 75
2018 82.5 75.1
2019 82.8 75.3
2020 82.7 74
2021 82.8 72.7
2022 81.6 75.3
2023 82.7 75.9
2024 83 76.1
2025 83.2 76.2

Iceland and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Romania
Year Population
Iceland Romania
1960 175,574 18,406,905
1961 179,029 18,555,250
1962 182,378 18,676,550
1963 185,653 18,797,850
1964 188,983 18,919,126
1965 192,286 19,031,576
1966 195,570 19,215,450
1967 198,751 19,534,242
1968 201,488 19,799,831
1969 203,369 20,009,141
1970 204,438 20,250,398
1971 206,098 20,461,567
1972 209,137 20,657,957
1973 212,317 20,835,681
1974 215,209 21,029,429
1975 217,979 21,293,583
1976 220,154 21,551,634
1977 221,799 21,756,096
1978 223,537 21,951,464
1979 225,735 22,090,488
1980 228,138 22,207,282
1981 230,755 22,353,070
1982 233,860 22,475,741
1983 236,977 22,560,478
1984 239,511 22,640,547
1985 241,405 22,732,999
1986 243,180 22,836,841
1987 245,859 22,949,430
1988 249,740 23,057,662
1989 252,852 23,161,458
1990 254,826 23,201,835
1991 257,797 23,001,155
1992 261,057 22,794,284
1993 263,725 22,763,280
1994 266,021 22,730,211
1995 267,468 22,684,270
1996 268,916 22,619,004
1997 271,128 22,553,978
1998 274,047 22,507,344
1999 277,381 22,472,040
2000 281,205 22,442,971
2001 284,968 22,131,970
2002 287,523 21,730,496
2003 289,521 21,574,326
2004 292,074 21,451,748
2005 296,734 21,319,685
2006 303,782 21,193,760
2007 311,566 20,882,982
2008 317,414 20,537,875
2009 318,499 20,367,487
2010 318,041 20,246,871
2011 319,014 20,147,528
2012 320,716 20,058,035
2013 323,764 19,983,693
2014 327,386 19,908,979
2015 330,815 19,815,616
2016 335,439 19,702,267
2017 343,400 19,588,715
2018 352,721 19,473,970
2019 360,563 19,371,648
2020 366,463 19,265,250
2021 372,520 19,122,059
2022 382,003 19,048,502
2023 393,349 19,059,479
2024 404,610 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Iceland and Romania

Fertility rate
Iceland

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Romania
1960 4.29 2.34
1961 3.88 2.17
1962 3.98 2.04
1963 3.99 2.01
1964 3.88 1.96
1965 3.73 1.91
1966 3.59 1.9
1967 3.28 3.66
1968 3.06 3.63
1969 2.99 3.19
1970 2.81 2.89
1971 2.92 2.67
1972 3.09 2.55
1973 2.94 2.44
1974 2.66 2.71
1975 2.65 2.59
1976 2.52 2.54
1977 2.31 2.57
1978 2.35 2.52
1979 2.49 2.49
1980 2.48 2.43
1981 2.33 2.36
1982 2.27 2.17
1983 2.24 2.06
1984 2.08 2.26
1985 1.93 2.31
1986 1.92 2.39
1987 2.06 2.38
1988 2.26 2.3
1989 2.19 2.22
1990 2.3 1.83
1991 2.18 1.59
1992 2.21 1.51
1993 2.22 1.43
1994 2.14 1.4
1995 2.08 1.33
1996 2.12 1.3
1997 2.04 1.32
1998 2.05 1.32
1999 1.99 1.3
2000 2.08 1.31
2001 1.95 1.27
2002 1.93 1.27
2003 1.99 1.3
2004 2.04 1.33
2005 2.05 1.4
2006 2.08 1.42
2007 2.09 1.45
2008 2.15 1.6
2009 2.23 1.66
2010 2.2 1.59
2011 2.02 1.47
2012 2.04 1.52
2013 1.93 1.46
2014 1.93 1.56
2015 1.8 1.62
2016 1.74 1.69
2017 1.71 1.78
2018 1.71 1.76
2019 1.74 1.77
2020 1.72 1.8
2021 1.82 1.81
2022 1.59 1.71
2023 1.59 1.71

Iceland and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Romania
Year Median age, years
Iceland Romania
1960 25.4 28.5
1961 25.2 28.9
1962 24.9 29.3
1963 24.7 29.7
1964 24.4 30.2
1965 24.2 30.6
1966 24.1 31
1967 24.1 31.3
1968 24.2 31.3
1969 24.3 31.3
1970 24.5 31.4
1971 24.7 31.4
1972 24.8 31.5
1973 24.9 31.5
1974 25.1 31.6
1975 25.4 31.7
1976 25.7 31.8
1977 26 31.8
1978 26.4 31.7
1979 26.7 31.7
1980 26.9 31.8
1981 27.2 31.9
1982 27.5 32
1983 27.7 32.1
1984 28 32.3
1985 28.4 32.5
1986 28.8 32.7
1987 29.1 32.8
1988 29.3 32.8
1989 29.6 32.9
1990 30 33
1991 30.2 33.1
1992 30.5 33.3
1993 30.8 33.6
1994 31.1 33.8
1995 31.5 34
1996 31.8 34.2
1997 32.1 34.4
1998 32.4 34.6
1999 32.6 34.7
2000 32.8 34.8
2001 33 34.8
2002 33.4 35.3
2003 33.7 36
2004 34 36.6
2005 34.2 37
2006 34.5 37.3
2007 34.6 37.7
2008 34.5 38.2
2009 34.6 38.8
2010 34.9 39.3
2011 35.1 39.8
2012 35.4 40.2
2013 35.5 40.5
2014 35.7 40.9
2015 36 41.3
2016 36.2 41.7
2017 36.3 42
2018 36.4 42.3
2019 36.5 42.6
2020 36.6 42.9
2021 36.7 43.2
2022 36.7 43.3
2023 36.9 43.5
2024 37.1 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Iceland Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iceland Romania
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.2%
2021
English speaking
98%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Iceland Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Romania
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
53,679 mi
2023

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