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Iceland vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 104th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Uganda
Population
412970
52490669
Population rank 172/197 30/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Iceland and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Uganda
Year GDP
Iceland Uganda
1960 $252,169,712 $423,145,605
1961 $257,703,245 $441,667,335
1962 $289,200,704 $449,158,233
1963 $345,175,036 $516,315,231
1964 $440,797,869 $589,247,687
1965 $531,569,564 $884,502,310
1966 $638,349,755 $925,381,492
1967 $630,567,116 $967,240,655
1968 $481,532,848 $1,037,379,252
1969 $420,945,148 $1,168,556,629
1970 $526,704,545 $1,259,554,809
1971 $670,251,136 $1,417,191,656
1972 $839,652,164 $1,490,970,181
1973 $1,154,440,253 $1,701,829,789
1974 $1,515,190,595 $2,098,944,967
1975 $1,406,875,081 $2,359,555,556
1976 $1,669,488,390 $2,447,300,000
1977 $2,208,509,076 $2,936,470,588
1978 $2,511,826,196 $2,420,260,870
1979 $2,853,435,054 $2,139,025,000
1980 $3,381,419,251 $1,244,610,000
1981 $3,492,997,010 $1,337,300,000
1982 $3,206,626,645 $2,177,500,000
1983 $2,765,950,336 $2,240,333,333
1984 $2,864,441,387 $3,615,647,477
1985 $2,984,052,357 $3,519,695,444
1986 $3,989,622,739 $3,923,244,050
1987 $5,520,318,405 $6,269,522,042
1988 $6,106,635,816 $6,508,931,652
1989 $5,672,569,449 $5,276,480,799
1990 $6,468,736,356 $4,304,399,310
1991 $6,909,730,288 $3,321,729,160
1992 $7,080,981,738 $2,857,457,762
1993 $6,218,581,532 $3,220,439,044
1994 $6,389,460,343 $3,990,430,447
1995 $7,123,633,418 $5,755,818,842
1996 $7,426,082,271 $6,044,585,327
1997 $7,569,672,925 $6,269,333,313
1998 $8,503,746,468 $6,584,815,847
1999 $8,982,047,589 $5,998,563,258
2000 $9,025,660,362 $6,193,246,837
2001 $8,234,846,805 $5,840,503,869
2002 $9,318,395,055 $6,178,563,591
2003 $11,429,333,038 $6,606,884,275
2004 $13,825,302,536 $7,939,487,548
2005 $16,852,963,067 $9,239,221,763
2006 $17,465,318,552 $9,977,647,683
2007 $21,652,505,597 $11,902,564,495
2008 $18,074,622,987 $14,440,404,132
2009 $13,154,414,219 $25,127,805,567
2010 $13,751,161,918 $26,673,441,431
2011 $15,221,622,926 $27,871,725,241
2012 $14,751,508,134 $27,305,915,911
2013 $16,125,060,515 $28,915,786,517
2014 $17,867,662,178 $32,612,397,257
2015 $17,517,210,519 $32,387,183,730
2016 $20,793,168,031 $29,203,988,696
2017 $24,728,285,177 $30,744,473,841
2018 $26,260,850,582 $32,927,025,620
2019 $24,681,343,649 $35,353,061,008
2020 $21,629,953,194 $37,600,368,240
2021 $25,770,339,317 $40,529,788,744
2022 $28,696,453,180 $45,565,333,216
2023 $31,452,223,862 $48,768,955,859
2024 $33,462,807,983 $53,651,874,314

Iceland and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Uganda
1960 $1,436 $55.4
1961 $1,439 $56.2
1962 $1,586 $55.5
1963 $1,859 $62
1964 $2,332 $68.6
1965 $2,764 $100
1966 $3,264 $101.4
1967 $3,173 $102.8
1968 $2,390 $106.9
1969 $2,070 $116.7
1970 $2,576 $122
1971 $3,252 $133.5
1972 $4,015 $137
1973 $5,437 $152.7
1974 $7,041 $183.7
1975 $6,454 $201.2
1976 $7,583 $203.3
1977 $9,957 $237.6
1978 $11,237 $190.7
1979 $12,641 $164.5
1980 $14,822 $93.8
1981 $15,137 $98.6
1982 $13,712 $157
1983 $11,672 $157.5
1984 $11,960 $247.5
1985 $12,361 $234.3
1986 $16,406 $253.6
1987 $22,453 $393
1988 $24,452 $395
1989 $22,434 $310
1990 $25,385 $245
1991 $26,803 $183
1992 $27,124 $152.1
1993 $23,580 $165.6
1994 $24,019 $198.4
1995 $26,634 $278.5
1996 $27,615 $284.7
1997 $27,919 $286.8
1998 $31,030 $292.5
1999 $32,382 $257.9
2000 $32,096 $258.1
2001 $28,897 $236
2002 $32,409 $242
2003 $39,477 $250.7
2004 $47,335 $292.4
2005 $56,795 $330
2006 $57,493 $347
2007 $69,496 $401
2008 $56,943 $473
2009 $41,301 $799
2010 $43,237 $823
2011 $47,715 $836
2012 $45,996 $795
2013 $49,805 $818
2014 $54,577 $896
2015 $52,952 $863
2016 $61,988 $753
2017 $72,010 $765
2018 $74,452 $792
2019 $68,452 $822
2020 $59,024 $846
2021 $69,178 $883
2022 $75,121 $963
2023 $79,960 $1,002
2024 $82,704 $1,073

Iceland vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Uganda
1950 71 39.7
1951 71 40.2
1952 72.4 40.8
1953 72.3 41.3
1954 73.3 41.8
1955 73.3 42.4
1956 72.9 43
1957 73.4 43.7
1958 73.3 44.3
1959 72.6 45
1960 74 45.6
1961 73.4 46.3
1962 73.6 46.8
1963 72.9 47.4
1964 73.5 47.8
1965 73.8 48.3
1966 73.1 48.5
1967 73.7 49
1968 73.9 49.3
1969 73.7 49.5
1970 73.8 49.6
1971 73.5 47.1
1972 74.4 47.2
1973 74.3 47
1974 74.1 46.9
1975 75.3 46.5
1976 76.6 46.2
1977 76.1 45.8
1978 76.4 45.6
1979 76.5 45.4
1980 76.6 43.5
1981 76.2 43.5
1982 76.8 43.3
1983 76.4 43.5
1984 77.3 43.7
1985 77.4 45.5
1986 77.9 45.7
1987 77.1 47.4
1988 76.9 47.5
1989 77.9 47.5
1990 77.7 47.6
1991 77.8 47.5
1992 78.6 47.7
1993 78.8 47.7
1994 79 47.7
1995 77.5 47.7
1996 78.6 47.8
1997 78.7 48
1998 79.4 48.3
1999 79.2 49
2000 79.5 49.6
2001 80.4 50.6
2002 80.3 51.4
2003 80.8 52.4
2004 80.7 53.7
2005 81.2 54.9
2006 80.9 56.1
2007 81.1 57.2
2008 81.2 58.3
2009 81.4 59.2
2010 81.6 60
2011 82 60.8
2012 82.3 61.6
2013 81.7 62.4
2014 82.4 63.1
2015 82.2 63.8
2016 81.8 64.5
2017 82.2 65.2
2018 82.5 65.8
2019 82.8 66.4
2020 82.7 66.4
2021 82.8 66.4
2022 81.6 67.7
2023 82.7 68.3
2024 83 68.5
2025 83.2 68.7

Iceland and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Uganda
Year Population
Iceland Uganda
1960 175,574 7,640,973
1961 179,029 7,862,217
1962 182,378 8,092,231
1963 185,653 8,333,663
1964 188,983 8,586,363
1965 192,286 8,849,203
1966 195,570 9,122,864
1967 198,751 9,408,924
1968 201,488 9,708,632
1969 203,369 10,014,858
1970 204,438 10,321,603
1971 206,098 10,618,206
1972 209,137 10,885,796
1973 212,317 11,144,236
1974 215,209 11,424,846
1975 217,979 11,725,240
1976 220,154 12,037,294
1977 221,799 12,359,669
1978 223,537 12,692,113
1979 225,735 13,002,163
1980 228,138 13,275,741
1981 230,755 13,556,452
1982 233,860 13,873,631
1983 236,977 14,221,881
1984 239,511 14,607,677
1985 241,405 15,023,681
1986 243,180 15,467,579
1987 245,859 15,954,170
1988 249,740 16,470,483
1989 252,852 17,010,698
1990 254,826 17,569,897
1991 257,797 18,155,901
1992 261,057 18,785,032
1993 263,725 19,445,161
1994 266,021 20,108,801
1995 267,468 20,665,667
1996 268,916 21,231,550
1997 271,128 21,856,046
1998 274,047 22,515,806
1999 277,381 23,257,281
2000 281,205 24,000,150
2001 284,968 24,745,676
2002 287,523 25,532,870
2003 289,521 26,352,124
2004 292,074 27,154,515
2005 296,734 27,963,289
2006 303,782 28,794,003
2007 311,566 29,653,430
2008 317,414 30,539,553
2009 318,499 31,451,151
2010 318,041 32,390,802
2011 319,014 33,354,543
2012 320,716 34,337,438
2013 323,764 35,337,042
2014 327,386 36,395,539
2015 330,815 37,531,446
2016 335,439 38,799,152
2017 343,400 40,177,388
2018 352,721 41,565,831
2019 360,563 42,999,637
2020 366,463 44,457,152
2021 372,520 45,910,930
2022 382,003 47,312,719
2023 393,349 48,656,601
2024 404,610 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Iceland and Uganda

Fertility rate
Iceland

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Uganda
1960 4.29 6.91
1961 3.88 6.93
1962 3.98 6.96
1963 3.99 6.98
1964 3.88 7.01
1965 3.73 7.04
1966 3.59 7.07
1967 3.28 7.1
1968 3.06 7.13
1969 2.99 7.12
1970 2.81 7.15
1971 2.92 7.18
1972 3.09 7.19
1973 2.94 7.19
1974 2.66 7.19
1975 2.65 7.2
1976 2.52 7.19
1977 2.31 7.18
1978 2.35 7.16
1979 2.49 7.14
1980 2.48 7.11
1981 2.33 7.12
1982 2.27 7.11
1983 2.24 7.07
1984 2.08 7.02
1985 1.93 7.04
1986 1.92 7.08
1987 2.06 7.12
1988 2.26 7.1
1989 2.19 7.05
1990 2.3 7.01
1991 2.18 6.94
1992 2.21 6.91
1993 2.22 6.89
1994 2.14 6.9
1995 2.08 6.87
1996 2.12 6.84
1997 2.04 6.86
1998 2.05 6.84
1999 1.99 6.83
2000 2.08 6.79
2001 1.95 6.76
2002 1.93 6.74
2003 1.99 6.67
2004 2.04 6.61
2005 2.05 6.53
2006 2.08 6.43
2007 2.09 6.33
2008 2.15 6.2
2009 2.23 6.12
2010 2.2 6.02
2011 2.02 5.89
2012 2.04 5.73
2013 1.93 5.56
2014 1.93 5.41
2015 1.8 5.25
2016 1.74 5.11
2017 1.71 4.99
2018 1.71 4.87
2019 1.74 4.74
2020 1.72 4.62
2021 1.82 4.51
2022 1.59 4.39
2023 1.59 4.28

Iceland and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Iceland Uganda
1960 25.4 17.1
1961 25.2 16.9
1962 24.9 16.8
1963 24.7 16.7
1964 24.4 16.6
1965 24.2 16.6
1966 24.1 16.6
1967 24.1 16.6
1968 24.2 16.6
1969 24.3 16.6
1970 24.5 16.6
1971 24.7 16.6
1972 24.8 16.5
1973 24.9 16.3
1974 25.1 16.3
1975 25.4 16.2
1976 25.7 16.2
1977 26 16.2
1978 26.4 16.1
1979 26.7 16.1
1980 26.9 16
1981 27.2 15.9
1982 27.5 15.9
1983 27.7 15.9
1984 28 15.9
1985 28.4 15.9
1986 28.8 15.9
1987 29.1 15.9
1988 29.3 15.9
1989 29.6 15.8
1990 30 15.8
1991 30.2 15.8
1992 30.5 15.7
1993 30.8 15.7
1994 31.1 15.6
1995 31.5 15.4
1996 31.8 15.3
1997 32.1 15.1
1998 32.4 15
1999 32.6 15
2000 32.8 15
2001 33 15
2002 33.4 15
2003 33.7 15
2004 34 15
2005 34.2 15
2006 34.5 15
2007 34.6 15
2008 34.5 15.1
2009 34.6 15.1
2010 34.9 15.2
2011 35.1 15.3
2012 35.4 15.4
2013 35.5 15.5
2014 35.7 15.6
2015 36 15.8
2016 36.2 16
2017 36.3 16.3
2018 36.4 16.5
2019 36.5 16.8
2020 36.6 17
2021 36.7 17.2
2022 36.7 17.4
2023 36.9 17.6
2024 37.1 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
2.4%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
9.21%
2020
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
72.8%
2024

Energy

Iceland Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Iceland Uganda
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
80.6%
2022
English speaking
98%
2023
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Iceland Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$15
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Uganda
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
90,720 mi
2019

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