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Iceland vs Slovakia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 104th vs. 128th).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Slovakia
Population
412970
5390674
Population rank 172/197 125/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$47,181
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

Iceland and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Slovakia
Year GDP
Iceland Slovakia
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 $12,915,046,978
1991 $6,909,730,288 $14,459,924,589
1992 $7,080,981,738 $15,699,327,209
1993 $6,218,581,532 $16,737,973,764
1994 $6,389,460,343 $20,428,139,756
1995 $7,123,633,418 $26,180,022,222
1996 $7,426,082,271 $28,197,790,875
1997 $7,569,672,925 $27,844,628,979
1998 $8,503,746,468 $29,976,207,629
1999 $8,982,047,589 $30,496,272,225
2000 $9,025,660,362 $29,215,726,005
2001 $8,234,846,805 $30,726,659,551
2002 $9,318,395,055 $35,243,658,399
2003 $11,429,333,038 $46,616,149,117
2004 $13,825,302,536 $57,215,475,076
2005 $16,852,963,067 $62,547,753,148
2006 $17,465,318,552 $70,751,813,443
2007 $21,652,505,597 $86,587,749,518
2008 $18,074,622,987 $100,830,060,553
2009 $13,154,414,219 $89,342,984,698
2010 $13,751,161,918 $91,112,160,801
2011 $15,221,622,926 $99,705,104,723
2012 $14,751,508,134 $94,724,394,278
2013 $16,125,060,515 $99,134,277,850
2014 $17,867,662,178 $101,713,075,599
2015 $17,517,210,519 $89,178,548,717
2016 $20,793,168,031 $90,347,173,229
2017 $24,728,285,177 $95,978,130,735
2018 $26,260,850,582 $106,611,673,365
2019 $24,681,343,649 $105,843,498,304
2020 $21,629,953,194 $107,732,602,896
2021 $25,770,339,317 $120,560,912,621
2022 $28,696,453,180 $115,884,262,198
2023 $31,452,223,862 $133,896,931,490
2024 $33,462,807,983 $141,775,733,420

Iceland and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Slovakia
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 $2,437
1991 $26,803 $2,727
1992 $27,124 $2,959
1993 $23,580 $3,143
1994 $24,019 $3,821
1995 $26,634 $4,883
1996 $27,615 $5,248
1997 $27,919 $5,172
1998 $31,030 $5,561
1999 $32,382 $5,652
2000 $32,096 $5,422
2001 $28,897 $5,712
2002 $32,409 $6,555
2003 $39,477 $8,675
2004 $47,335 $10,650
2005 $56,795 $11,642
2006 $57,493 $13,168
2007 $69,496 $16,110
2008 $56,943 $18,744
2009 $41,301 $16,587
2010 $43,237 $16,899
2011 $47,715 $18,469
2012 $45,996 $17,517
2013 $49,805 $18,313
2014 $54,577 $18,771
2015 $52,952 $16,442
2016 $61,988 $16,636
2017 $72,010 $17,646
2018 $74,452 $19,573
2019 $68,452 $19,406
2020 $59,024 $19,735
2021 $69,178 $22,132
2022 $75,121 $21,335
2023 $79,960 $24,674
2024 $82,704 $26,148

Iceland vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Slovakia
1950 71 60.8
1951 71 61.1
1952 72.4 64.3
1953 72.3 65.7
1954 73.3 66.7
1955 73.3 67.8
1956 72.9 68.4
1957 73.4 67.5
1958 73.3 69.4
1959 72.6 69
1960 74 70.3
1961 73.4 70.8
1962 73.6 70.3
1963 72.9 70.7
1964 73.5 71.1
1965 73.8 70.3
1966 73.1 70.4
1967 73.7 71
1968 73.9 70.5
1969 73.7 69.8
1970 73.8 69.7
1971 73.5 69.9
1972 74.4 70.3
1973 74.3 70
1974 74.1 70.2
1975 75.3 70.3
1976 76.6 70.5
1977 76.1 70.4
1978 76.4 70.4
1979 76.5 70.7
1980 76.6 70.4
1981 76.2 70.6
1982 76.8 70.8
1983 76.4 70.5
1984 77.3 70.7
1985 77.4 70.7
1986 77.9 70.9
1987 77.1 71.1
1988 76.9 71.1
1989 77.9 70.9
1990 77.7 70.8
1991 77.8 70.9
1992 78.6 71.4
1993 78.8 71.9
1994 79 72.3
1995 77.5 72.3
1996 78.6 72.7
1997 78.7 72.7
1998 79.4 72.6
1999 79.2 73
2000 79.5 73.1
2001 80.4 73.6
2002 80.3 73.8
2003 80.8 73.8
2004 80.7 74.2
2005 81.2 74.2
2006 80.9 74.4
2007 81.1 74.5
2008 81.2 74.9
2009 81.4 75.2
2010 81.6 75.5
2011 82 76
2012 82.3 76.2
2013 81.7 76.5
2014 82.4 76.8
2015 82.2 76.7
2016 81.8 77.2
2017 82.2 77.2
2018 82.5 77.3
2019 82.8 77.7
2020 82.7 76.9
2021 82.8 74.6
2022 81.6 77
2023 82.7 78.3
2024 83 78.5
2025 83.2 78.7

Iceland and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Slovakia
Year Population
Iceland Slovakia
1960 175,574 4,068,095
1961 179,029 4,191,667
1962 182,378 4,238,188
1963 185,653 4,282,017
1964 188,983 4,327,341
1965 192,286 4,370,983
1966 195,570 4,411,666
1967 198,751 4,449,367
1968 201,488 4,483,915
1969 203,369 4,518,607
1970 204,438 4,538,223
1971 206,098 4,557,449
1972 209,137 4,596,622
1973 212,317 4,641,445
1974 215,209 4,689,623
1975 217,979 4,739,105
1976 220,154 4,789,507
1977 221,799 4,840,501
1978 223,537 4,890,125
1979 225,735 4,938,973
1980 228,138 4,979,815
1981 230,755 5,016,105
1982 233,860 5,055,099
1983 236,977 5,091,971
1984 239,511 5,127,097
1985 241,405 5,161,768
1986 243,180 5,193,838
1987 245,859 5,222,840
1988 249,740 5,250,596
1989 252,852 5,275,942
1990 254,826 5,299,187
1991 257,797 5,303,294
1992 261,057 5,305,016
1993 263,725 5,325,305
1994 266,021 5,346,331
1995 267,468 5,361,999
1996 268,916 5,373,361
1997 271,128 5,383,291
1998 274,047 5,390,516
1999 277,381 5,396,020
2000 281,205 5,388,720
2001 284,968 5,378,867
2002 287,523 5,376,912
2003 289,521 5,373,374
2004 292,074 5,372,280
2005 296,734 5,372,807
2006 303,782 5,373,054
2007 311,566 5,374,622
2008 317,414 5,379,233
2009 318,499 5,386,406
2010 318,041 5,391,428
2011 319,014 5,398,384
2012 320,716 5,407,579
2013 323,764 5,413,393
2014 327,386 5,418,649
2015 330,815 5,423,801
2016 335,439 5,430,798
2017 343,400 5,439,232
2018 352,721 5,446,771
2019 360,563 5,454,147
2020 366,463 5,458,827
2021 372,520 5,447,247
2022 382,003 5,431,752
2023 393,349 5,426,740
2024 404,610 5,422,069

Fertility rates in Iceland and Slovakia

Fertility rate
Iceland

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Slovakia
1960 4.29 3.04
1961 3.88 2.96
1962 3.98 2.83
1963 3.99 2.92
1964 3.88 2.89
1965 3.73 2.78
1966 3.59 2.66
1967 3.28 2.48
1968 3.06 2.39
1969 2.99 2.43
1970 2.81 2.41
1971 2.92 2.43
1972 3.09 2.49
1973 2.94 2.56
1974 2.66 2.61
1975 2.65 2.55
1976 2.52 2.55
1977 2.31 2.49
1978 2.35 2.47
1979 2.49 2.45
1980 2.48 2.32
1981 2.33 2.29
1982 2.27 2.28
1983 2.24 2.28
1984 2.08 2.26
1985 1.93 2.26
1986 1.92 2.2
1987 2.06 2.14
1988 2.26 2.13
1989 2.19 2.07
1990 2.3 2.09
1991 2.18 2.05
1992 2.21 1.93
1993 2.22 1.87
1994 2.14 1.67
1995 2.08 1.52
1996 2.12 1.47
1997 2.04 1.43
1998 2.05 1.37
1999 1.99 1.33
2000 2.08 1.3
2001 1.95 1.2
2002 1.93 1.19
2003 1.99 1.2
2004 2.04 1.25
2005 2.05 1.27
2006 2.08 1.25
2007 2.09 1.27
2008 2.15 1.34
2009 2.23 1.44
2010 2.2 1.43
2011 2.02 1.45
2012 2.04 1.34
2013 1.93 1.34
2014 1.93 1.37
2015 1.8 1.4
2016 1.74 1.48
2017 1.71 1.52
2018 1.71 1.54
2019 1.74 1.57
2020 1.72 1.59
2021 1.82 1.63
2022 1.59 1.57
2023 1.59 1.49

Iceland and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
Iceland Slovakia
1960 25.4 27.6
1961 25.2 27.7
1962 24.9 27.8
1963 24.7 27.9
1964 24.4 27.9
1965 24.2 28
1966 24.1 28
1967 24.1 28.1
1968 24.2 28.2
1969 24.3 28.3
1970 24.5 28.3
1971 24.7 28.3
1972 24.8 28.3
1973 24.9 28.4
1974 25.1 28.4
1975 25.4 28.4
1976 25.7 28.4
1977 26 28.5
1978 26.4 28.6
1979 26.7 28.8
1980 26.9 28.9
1981 27.2 29.1
1982 27.5 29.4
1983 27.7 29.6
1984 28 29.8
1985 28.4 30.1
1986 28.8 30.3
1987 29.1 30.6
1988 29.3 30.8
1989 29.6 31.1
1990 30 31.3
1991 30.2 31.5
1992 30.5 31.7
1993 30.8 31.9
1994 31.1 32.2
1995 31.5 32.5
1996 31.8 32.7
1997 32.1 33
1998 32.4 33.3
1999 32.6 33.6
2000 32.8 33.9
2001 33 34.3
2002 33.4 34.6
2003 33.7 34.9
2004 34 35.2
2005 34.2 35.5
2006 34.5 35.8
2007 34.6 36.2
2008 34.5 36.6
2009 34.6 36.9
2010 34.9 37.3
2011 35.1 37.6
2012 35.4 38
2013 35.5 38.4
2014 35.7 38.8
2015 36 39.2
2016 36.2 39.6
2017 36.3 40
2018 36.4 40.4
2019 36.5 40.8
2020 36.6 41.2
2021 36.7 41.5
2022 36.7 41.9
2023 36.9 42.3
2024 37.1 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
92.2%
2024

Energy

Iceland Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iceland Slovakia
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
54.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.6%
2004
English speaking
98%
2023
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
89.8%
2024

Health

Iceland Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$316
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
27.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Slovakia
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
24,224 mi
2018

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