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Iceland vs Tanzania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 68.6M in Tanzania (ranked 22/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 342,009 sq mi for Tanzania (ranked 104th vs. 31st).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Tanzania
Population
412970
72166806
Population rank 172/197 20/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$78.8B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 82/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$1,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 170/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$4,221
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
47.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$554
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 163/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$2,745
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
342,009 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
4.61
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Iceland and Tanzania: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Tanzania economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Tanzania
Year GDP
Iceland Tanzania
1960 $252,169,712 $2,651,729,807
1961 $257,703,245 $2,826,179,031
1962 $289,200,704 $3,101,589,993
1963 $345,175,036 $3,456,579,293
1964 $440,797,869 $3,748,840,925
1965 $531,569,564 $3,817,226,546
1966 $638,349,755 $4,377,998,825
1967 $630,567,116 $4,565,132,048
1968 $481,532,848 $4,895,251,824
1969 $420,945,148 $5,142,066,811
1970 $526,704,545 $2,851,419,386
1971 $670,251,136 $3,050,673,517
1972 $839,652,164 $3,472,787,266
1973 $1,154,440,253 $4,144,104,535
1974 $1,515,190,595 $4,977,337,978
1975 $1,406,875,081 $5,729,917,840
1976 $1,669,488,390 $6,472,511,988
1977 $2,208,509,076 $7,732,598,995
1978 $2,511,826,196 $9,261,675,710
1979 $2,853,435,054 $9,804,637,491
1980 $3,381,419,251 $11,409,228,087
1981 $3,492,997,010 $13,161,540,378
1982 $3,206,626,645 $13,927,383,240
1983 $2,765,950,336 $14,049,883,809
1984 $2,864,441,387 $12,906,635,133
1985 $2,984,052,357 $15,328,295,175
1986 $3,989,622,739 $10,840,864,521
1987 $5,520,318,405 $7,824,193,222
1988 $6,106,635,816 $7,406,614,407
1989 $5,672,569,449 $6,418,799,007
1990 $6,468,736,356 $6,184,384,225
1991 $6,909,730,288 $7,197,768,159
1992 $7,080,981,738 $6,681,997,469
1993 $6,218,581,532 $6,182,872,708
1994 $6,389,460,343 $6,550,480,484
1995 $7,123,633,418 $7,631,431,840
1996 $7,426,082,271 $9,433,528,150
1997 $7,569,672,925 $11,158,197,942
1998 $8,503,746,468 $12,172,790,056
1999 $8,982,047,589 $12,704,334,196
2000 $9,025,660,362 $13,371,767,082
2001 $8,234,846,805 $13,563,990,022
2002 $9,318,395,055 $14,129,651,896
2003 $11,429,333,038 $15,211,487,709
2004 $13,825,302,536 $16,673,062,473
2005 $16,852,963,067 $18,395,383,647
2006 $17,465,318,552 $18,619,859,795
2007 $21,652,505,597 $21,860,434,823
2008 $18,074,622,987 $27,947,821,398
2009 $13,154,414,219 $29,400,573,554
2010 $13,751,161,918 $32,012,892,919
2011 $15,221,622,926 $34,657,140,096
2012 $14,751,508,134 $39,650,394,363
2013 $16,125,060,515 $45,648,857,242
2014 $17,867,662,178 $49,986,726,461
2015 $17,517,210,519 $47,413,919,817
2016 $20,793,168,031 $49,774,409,374
2017 $24,728,285,177 $53,274,884,533
2018 $26,260,850,582 $57,003,712,892
2019 $24,681,343,649 $61,026,731,926
2020 $21,629,953,194 $66,068,737,786
2021 $25,770,339,317 $70,655,628,148
2022 $28,696,453,180 $75,769,974,505
2023 $31,452,223,862 $79,062,403,837
2024 $33,462,807,983 $78,779,864,877

Iceland and Tanzania economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Tanzania
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Tanzania
1960 $1,436 $267.8
1961 $1,439 $277.4
1962 $1,586 $295.7
1963 $1,859 $320
1964 $2,332 $337
1965 $2,764 $333
1966 $3,264 $370
1967 $3,173 $374
1968 $2,390 $388
1969 $2,070 $394
1970 $2,576 $211.3
1971 $3,252 $218.4
1972 $4,015 $239.8
1973 $5,437 $276.1
1974 $7,041 $320
1975 $6,454 $355
1976 $7,583 $387
1977 $9,957 $446
1978 $11,237 $515
1979 $12,641 $527
1980 $14,822 $595
1981 $15,137 $665
1982 $13,712 $683
1983 $11,672 $667
1984 $11,960 $593
1985 $12,361 $681
1986 $16,406 $466
1987 $22,453 $326
1988 $24,452 $299
1989 $22,434 $252.3
1990 $25,385 $236.9
1991 $26,803 $268.8
1992 $27,124 $243.4
1993 $23,580 $218.2
1994 $24,019 $222.5
1995 $26,634 $251.2
1996 $27,615 $305
1997 $27,919 $353
1998 $31,030 $375
1999 $32,382 $382
2000 $32,096 $390
2001 $28,897 $385
2002 $32,409 $391
2003 $39,477 $410
2004 $47,335 $438
2005 $56,795 $469
2006 $57,493 $462
2007 $69,496 $528
2008 $56,943 $657
2009 $41,301 $674
2010 $43,237 $715
2011 $47,715 $753
2012 $45,996 $837
2013 $49,805 $935
2014 $54,577 $993
2015 $52,952 $911
2016 $61,988 $925
2017 $72,010 $957
2018 $74,452 $992
2019 $68,452 $1,031
2020 $59,024 $1,084
2021 $69,178 $1,125
2022 $75,121 $1,171
2023 $79,960 $1,187
2024 $82,704 $1,149

Iceland vs. Tanzania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Tanzania
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Tanzania
1950 71 41
1951 71 41.2
1952 72.4 41.4
1953 72.3 41.5
1954 73.3 41.7
1955 73.3 41.8
1956 72.9 42
1957 73.4 42.1
1958 73.3 42.3
1959 72.6 42.5
1960 74 42.6
1961 73.4 42.8
1962 73.6 43.2
1963 72.9 43.6
1964 73.5 44.1
1965 73.8 44.5
1966 73.1 44.9
1967 73.7 45.2
1968 73.9 45.6
1969 73.7 46
1970 73.8 46.5
1971 73.5 47
1972 74.4 47.4
1973 74.3 47.9
1974 74.1 48.4
1975 75.3 48.9
1976 76.6 49.5
1977 76.1 50
1978 76.4 50.4
1979 76.5 50.8
1980 76.6 51.3
1981 76.2 51.7
1982 76.8 52
1983 76.4 52.2
1984 77.3 52.2
1985 77.4 52.2
1986 77.9 52.2
1987 77.1 52.2
1988 76.9 52.2
1989 77.9 52.1
1990 77.7 52
1991 77.8 51.8
1992 78.6 51.4
1993 78.8 51.2
1994 79 51.1
1995 77.5 51
1996 78.6 51.1
1997 78.7 51.2
1998 79.4 51.8
1999 79.2 52.4
2000 79.5 53.2
2001 80.4 54.1
2002 80.3 54.9
2003 80.8 55.9
2004 80.7 56.8
2005 81.2 57.7
2006 80.9 58.5
2007 81.1 59.3
2008 81.2 59.9
2009 81.4 60.5
2010 81.6 61.1
2011 82 61.6
2012 82.3 62.3
2013 81.7 62.8
2014 82.4 63.4
2015 82.2 63.9
2016 81.8 64.4
2017 82.2 65
2018 82.5 65.5
2019 82.8 66
2020 82.7 66.8
2021 82.8 66.1
2022 81.6 66.9
2023 82.7 67
2024 83 67.2
2025 83.2 67.4

Iceland and Tanzania population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Tanzania
Year Population
Iceland Tanzania
1960 175,574 9,901,419
1961 179,029 10,187,886
1962 182,378 10,487,756
1963 185,653 10,799,528
1964 188,983 11,127,826
1965 192,286 11,470,728
1966 195,570 11,827,459
1967 198,751 12,200,109
1968 201,488 12,602,076
1969 203,369 13,036,700
1970 204,438 13,492,677
1971 206,098 13,971,451
1972 209,137 14,479,308
1973 212,317 15,010,101
1974 215,209 15,561,630
1975 217,979 16,138,361
1976 220,154 16,736,211
1977 221,799 17,352,929
1978 223,537 17,976,566
1979 225,735 18,592,038
1980 228,138 19,189,769
1981 230,755 19,784,703
1982 233,860 20,398,571
1983 236,977 21,079,874
1984 239,511 21,779,066
1985 241,405 22,501,693
1986 243,180 23,258,959
1987 245,859 24,030,378
1988 249,740 24,769,686
1989 252,852 25,438,759
1990 254,826 26,110,207
1991 257,797 26,780,436
1992 261,057 27,457,588
1993 263,725 28,332,692
1994 266,021 29,442,356
1995 267,468 30,383,497
1996 268,916 30,945,762
1997 271,128 31,578,089
1998 274,047 32,420,458
1999 277,381 33,300,330
2000 281,205 34,260,139
2001 284,968 35,198,299
2002 287,523 36,121,304
2003 289,521 37,089,555
2004 292,074 38,109,668
2005 296,734 39,182,076
2006 303,782 40,294,902
2007 311,566 41,435,512
2008 317,414 42,570,728
2009 318,499 43,633,982
2010 318,041 44,758,488
2011 319,014 46,029,367
2012 320,716 47,374,260
2013 323,764 48,824,128
2014 327,386 50,351,512
2015 330,815 52,020,962
2016 335,439 53,824,013
2017 343,400 55,652,890
2018 352,721 57,437,145
2019 360,563 59,174,891
2020 366,463 60,972,798
2021 372,520 62,830,412
2022 382,003 64,711,821
2023 393,349 66,617,606
2024 404,610 68,560,157

Fertility rates in Iceland and Tanzania

Fertility rate
Iceland

Tanzania
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Tanzania
1960 4.29 6.54
1961 3.88 6.56
1962 3.98 6.61
1963 3.99 6.65
1964 3.88 6.68
1965 3.73 6.73
1966 3.59 6.8
1967 3.28 6.86
1968 3.06 6.9
1969 2.99 6.95
1970 2.81 7
1971 2.92 7.04
1972 3.09 7.05
1973 2.94 7.06
1974 2.66 7.12
1975 2.65 7.1
1976 2.52 7.09
1977 2.31 7.07
1978 2.35 7.06
1979 2.49 7.04
1980 2.48 6.99
1981 2.33 6.93
1982 2.27 6.87
1983 2.24 6.81
1984 2.08 6.72
1985 1.93 6.6
1986 1.92 6.49
1987 2.06 6.41
1988 2.26 6.38
1989 2.19 6.3
1990 2.3 6.2
1991 2.18 6.14
1992 2.21 6.08
1993 2.22 6
1994 2.14 5.89
1995 2.08 5.82
1996 2.12 5.83
1997 2.04 5.84
1998 2.05 5.81
1999 1.99 5.75
2000 2.08 5.67
2001 1.95 5.62
2002 1.93 5.57
2003 1.99 5.58
2004 2.04 5.6
2005 2.05 5.58
2006 2.08 5.51
2007 2.09 5.4
2008 2.15 5.32
2009 2.23 5.26
2010 2.2 5.23
2011 2.02 5.14
2012 2.04 5.14
2013 1.93 5.16
2014 1.93 5.12
2015 1.8 5.03
2016 1.74 5.01
2017 1.71 4.99
2018 1.71 4.93
2019 1.74 4.87
2020 1.72 4.8
2021 1.82 4.73
2022 1.59 4.67
2023 1.59 4.61

Iceland and Tanzania demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Tanzania
Year Median age, years
Iceland Tanzania
1960 25.4 17.4
1961 25.2 17.4
1962 24.9 17.4
1963 24.7 17.4
1964 24.4 17.4
1965 24.2 17.3
1966 24.1 17.2
1967 24.1 17.2
1968 24.2 17.1
1969 24.3 17.1
1970 24.5 17.1
1971 24.7 17
1972 24.8 17
1973 24.9 17
1974 25.1 16.9
1975 25.4 16.9
1976 25.7 16.8
1977 26 16.8
1978 26.4 16.7
1979 26.7 16.6
1980 26.9 16.5
1981 27.2 16.4
1982 27.5 16.3
1983 27.7 16.2
1984 28 16.2
1985 28.4 16.3
1986 28.8 16.4
1987 29.1 16.5
1988 29.3 16.6
1989 29.6 16.6
1990 30 16.7
1991 30.2 16.7
1992 30.5 16.8
1993 30.8 17
1994 31.1 17.3
1995 31.5 17.4
1996 31.8 17.4
1997 32.1 17.3
1998 32.4 17.3
1999 32.6 17.4
2000 32.8 17.4
2001 33 17.5
2002 33.4 17.5
2003 33.7 17.4
2004 34 17.4
2005 34.2 17.4
2006 34.5 17.4
2007 34.6 17.3
2008 34.5 17.3
2009 34.6 17.2
2010 34.9 17.2
2011 35.1 17.2
2012 35.4 17.3
2013 35.5 17.3
2014 35.7 17.4
2015 36 17.5
2016 36.2 17.6
2017 36.3 17.8
2018 36.4 17.9
2019 36.5 17.9
2020 36.6 18
2021 36.7 18.1
2022 36.7 18.2
2023 36.9 18.3
2024 37.1 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Tanzania
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$80B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
19.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
3.16%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
1.79%
2020
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
28.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
59.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
33.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
2.9%
2018
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
0.000003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
22
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.32B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$5.05B
2018
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$750M
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
1,527,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
27.2%
2019
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
59.8%
2024

Energy

Iceland Tanzania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
405 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$9.09
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
19.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
23.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
78.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
0.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
12.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
123.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
39.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
29.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
48.3%
2023

Society

Iceland Tanzania
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-29,865
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
38.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
37.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
3.71
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
31.1
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
78.2%
2022
English speaking
98%
2023
9.89%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
29.1%
2023

Health

Iceland Tanzania
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$35.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$10.2
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
38.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
276
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
38.9
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
13%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
9.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
11 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Tanzania
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
4,988 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
152,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
171,190 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
90,225 mi
2022

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