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Iceland vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 104th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Vanuatu
Population
412970
341110
Population rank 172/197 174/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Iceland and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Iceland Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $3,381,419,251 $121,185,498
1981 $3,492,997,010 $113,781,796
1982 $3,206,626,645 $114,501,913
1983 $2,765,950,336 $117,389,554
1984 $2,864,441,387 $144,482,515
1985 $2,984,052,357 $131,856,421
1986 $3,989,622,739 $126,498,935
1987 $5,520,318,405 $139,464,174
1988 $6,106,635,816 $158,351,368
1989 $5,672,569,449 $154,013,202
1990 $6,468,736,356 $168,879,207
1991 $6,909,730,288 $201,334,169
1992 $7,080,981,738 $209,088,825
1993 $6,218,581,532 $200,491,853
1994 $6,389,460,343 $233,701,301
1995 $7,123,633,418 $249,333,250
1996 $7,426,082,271 $261,370,044
1997 $7,569,672,925 $272,771,209
1998 $8,503,746,468 $262,293,411
1999 $8,982,047,589 $268,006,973
2000 $9,025,660,362 $272,014,628
2001 $8,234,846,805 $257,926,882
2002 $9,318,395,055 $262,596,536
2003 $11,429,333,038 $314,471,413
2004 $13,825,302,536 $364,996,869
2005 $16,852,963,067 $394,962,433
2006 $17,465,318,552 $439,358,587
2007 $21,652,505,597 $516,392,923
2008 $18,074,622,987 $590,748,429
2009 $13,154,414,219 $592,622,319
2010 $13,751,161,918 $670,712,980
2011 $15,221,622,926 $770,153,588
2012 $14,751,508,134 $747,839,698
2013 $16,125,060,515 $758,304,466
2014 $17,867,662,178 $773,717,011
2015 $17,517,210,519 $759,690,181
2016 $20,793,168,031 $804,323,577
2017 $24,728,285,177 $880,043,284
2018 $26,260,850,582 $914,727,908
2019 $24,681,343,649 $936,526,268
2020 $21,629,953,194 $909,421,044
2021 $25,770,339,317 $982,362,212
2022 $28,696,453,180 $1,030,654,208
2023 $31,452,223,862 $1,126,313,359
2024 $33,462,807,983 $1,161,251,868

Iceland and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $14,822 $1,048
1981 $15,137 $962
1982 $13,712 $946
1983 $11,672 $947
1984 $11,960 $1,137
1985 $12,361 $1,012
1986 $16,406 $946
1987 $22,453 $1,017
1988 $24,452 $1,125
1989 $22,434 $1,067
1990 $25,385 $1,141
1991 $26,803 $1,326
1992 $27,124 $1,344
1993 $23,580 $1,257
1994 $24,019 $1,431
1995 $26,634 $1,492
1996 $27,615 $1,529
1997 $27,919 $1,562
1998 $31,030 $1,471
1999 $32,382 $1,472
2000 $32,096 $1,460
2001 $28,897 $1,350
2002 $32,409 $1,341
2003 $39,477 $1,567
2004 $47,335 $1,774
2005 $56,795 $1,874
2006 $57,493 $2,035
2007 $69,496 $2,334
2008 $56,943 $2,604
2009 $41,301 $2,546
2010 $43,237 $2,815
2011 $47,715 $3,163
2012 $45,996 $3,005
2013 $49,805 $2,980
2014 $54,577 $2,973
2015 $52,952 $2,855
2016 $61,988 $2,956
2017 $72,010 $3,160
2018 $74,452 $3,207
2019 $68,452 $3,207
2020 $59,024 $3,043
2021 $69,178 $3,212
2022 $75,121 $3,292
2023 $79,960 $3,515
2024 $82,704 $3,543

Iceland vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Vanuatu
1950 71 43.9
1951 71 42.2
1952 72.4 45.3
1953 72.3 45.8
1954 73.3 46.5
1955 73.3 47.1
1956 72.9 47.7
1957 73.4 48.2
1958 73.3 48.7
1959 72.6 49.3
1960 74 49.8
1961 73.4 50.4
1962 73.6 50.9
1963 72.9 51.5
1964 73.5 52
1965 73.8 52.5
1966 73.1 53.1
1967 73.7 53.7
1968 73.9 54.2
1969 73.7 54.8
1970 73.8 55.3
1971 73.5 55.9
1972 74.4 56.4
1973 74.3 57
1974 74.1 57.6
1975 75.3 58.1
1976 76.6 58.7
1977 76.1 59.2
1978 76.4 59.9
1979 76.5 60.9
1980 76.6 61.3
1981 76.2 61.9
1982 76.8 62.5
1983 76.4 63.1
1984 77.3 63.5
1985 77.4 63.9
1986 77.9 64.6
1987 77.1 64.4
1988 76.9 65.7
1989 77.9 66
1990 77.7 66.7
1991 77.8 67.1
1992 78.6 67.4
1993 78.8 67.7
1994 79 68
1995 77.5 68.1
1996 78.6 68.2
1997 78.7 68.3
1998 79.4 68.4
1999 79.2 67.9
2000 79.5 68.6
2001 80.4 68.7
2002 80.3 68.8
2003 80.8 68.9
2004 80.7 69
2005 81.2 69.2
2006 80.9 69.1
2007 81.1 69.1
2008 81.2 69.3
2009 81.4 69.4
2010 81.6 69.6
2011 82 69.7
2012 82.3 69.9
2013 81.7 70
2014 82.4 70
2015 82.2 70.2
2016 81.8 70.4
2017 82.2 70.5
2018 82.5 70.6
2019 82.8 70.8
2020 82.7 70.4
2021 82.8 70
2022 81.6 71.3
2023 82.7 71.5
2024 83 71.7
2025 83.2 71.8

Iceland and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Vanuatu
Year Population
Iceland Vanuatu
1960 175,574 64,431
1961 179,029 66,264
1962 182,378 68,174
1963 185,653 70,159
1964 188,983 72,219
1965 192,286 74,358
1966 195,570 76,590
1967 198,751 78,921
1968 201,488 81,314
1969 203,369 83,755
1970 204,438 86,266
1971 206,098 88,862
1972 209,137 91,562
1973 212,317 94,362
1974 215,209 97,260
1975 217,979 100,269
1976 220,154 103,388
1977 221,799 106,618
1978 223,537 109,963
1979 225,735 113,040
1980 228,138 115,660
1981 230,755 118,249
1982 233,860 121,035
1983 236,977 123,998
1984 239,511 127,109
1985 241,405 130,356
1986 243,180 133,720
1987 245,859 137,187
1988 249,740 140,756
1989 252,852 144,393
1990 254,826 148,063
1991 257,797 151,793
1992 261,057 155,608
1993 263,725 159,463
1994 266,021 163,314
1995 267,468 167,137
1996 268,916 170,911
1997 271,128 174,626
1998 274,047 178,313
1999 277,381 182,048
2000 281,205 186,281
2001 284,968 191,031
2002 287,523 195,863
2003 289,521 200,746
2004 292,074 205,711
2005 296,734 210,760
2006 303,782 215,923
2007 311,566 221,276
2008 317,414 226,896
2009 318,499 232,731
2010 318,041 238,248
2011 319,014 243,474
2012 320,716 248,883
2013 323,764 254,482
2014 327,386 260,240
2015 330,815 266,101
2016 335,439 272,087
2017 343,400 278,507
2018 352,721 285,259
2019 360,563 291,985
2020 366,463 298,858
2021 372,520 305,868
2022 382,003 313,046
2023 393,349 320,409
2024 404,610 327,777

Fertility rates in Iceland and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Iceland

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Vanuatu
1960 4.29 6.78
1961 3.88 6.73
1962 3.98 6.67
1963 3.99 6.62
1964 3.88 6.57
1965 3.73 6.52
1966 3.59 6.51
1967 3.28 6.51
1968 3.06 6.46
1969 2.99 6.41
1970 2.81 6.35
1971 2.92 6.29
1972 3.09 6.23
1973 2.94 6.15
1974 2.66 6.06
1975 2.65 5.98
1976 2.52 5.89
1977 2.31 5.81
1978 2.35 5.77
1979 2.49 5.73
1980 2.48 5.69
1981 2.33 5.65
1982 2.27 5.6
1983 2.24 5.55
1984 2.08 5.49
1985 1.93 5.43
1986 1.92 5.38
1987 2.06 5.33
1988 2.26 5.27
1989 2.19 5.21
1990 2.3 5.17
1991 2.18 5.13
1992 2.21 5.09
1993 2.22 5.02
1994 2.14 4.94
1995 2.08 4.85
1996 2.12 4.75
1997 2.04 4.66
1998 2.05 4.6
1999 1.99 4.56
2000 2.08 4.54
2001 1.95 4.5
2002 1.93 4.38
2003 1.99 4.29
2004 2.04 4.21
2005 2.05 4.13
2006 2.08 4.1
2007 2.09 4.12
2008 2.15 4.16
2009 2.23 4.16
2010 2.2 4.13
2011 2.02 4.09
2012 2.04 4.06
2013 1.93 4.04
2014 1.93 4
2015 1.8 3.95
2016 1.74 3.92
2017 1.71 3.88
2018 1.71 3.83
2019 1.74 3.79
2020 1.72 3.74
2021 1.82 3.7
2022 1.59 3.65
2023 1.59 3.6

Iceland and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Iceland Vanuatu
1960 25.4 17.7
1961 25.2 17.6
1962 24.9 17.5
1963 24.7 17.4
1964 24.4 17.3
1965 24.2 17.2
1966 24.1 17.1
1967 24.1 17.1
1968 24.2 17
1969 24.3 17
1970 24.5 17
1971 24.7 17
1972 24.8 17
1973 24.9 17
1974 25.1 17.1
1975 25.4 17.1
1976 25.7 17.1
1977 26 17.2
1978 26.4 17.3
1979 26.7 17.5
1980 26.9 17.6
1981 27.2 17.7
1982 27.5 17.7
1983 27.7 17.7
1984 28 17.7
1985 28.4 17.7
1986 28.8 17.8
1987 29.1 17.8
1988 29.3 17.8
1989 29.6 17.8
1990 30 17.8
1991 30.2 17.9
1992 30.5 17.8
1993 30.8 17.7
1994 31.1 17.7
1995 31.5 17.8
1996 31.8 18
1997 32.1 18
1998 32.4 18
1999 32.6 18
2000 32.8 18.2
2001 33 18.5
2002 33.4 18.7
2003 33.7 18.9
2004 34 19.2
2005 34.2 19.4
2006 34.5 19.6
2007 34.6 19.9
2008 34.5 20.1
2009 34.6 20.3
2010 34.9 20.5
2011 35.1 20.6
2012 35.4 20.8
2013 35.5 20.9
2014 35.7 21
2015 36 21.1
2016 36.2 21.1
2017 36.3 21.2
2018 36.4 21.2
2019 36.5 21.2
2020 36.6 21.2
2021 36.7 21.2
2022 36.7 21.2
2023 36.9 21.2
2024 37.1 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
7.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
3%
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iceland Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Iceland Vanuatu
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
88%
2023
English speaking
98%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Iceland Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Vanuatu
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
665 mi
2000

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