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Iceland vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 104th vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Venezuela
Population
412970
28610737
Population rank 172/197 54/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$482B
2014
GDP rank 108/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 10/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$17,349
2011
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank 9/185 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Iceland and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Venezuela
Year GDP
Iceland Venezuela
1960 $252,169,712 $7,663,938,303
1961 $257,703,245 $8,067,267,031
1962 $289,200,704 $8,814,309,884
1963 $345,175,036 $9,608,717,288
1964 $440,797,869 $8,192,413,793
1965 $531,569,564 $8,427,777,778
1966 $638,349,755 $8,781,333,333
1967 $630,567,116 $9,250,000,000
1968 $481,532,848 $10,034,444,444
1969 $420,945,148 $10,285,111,111
1970 $526,704,545 $11,561,111,111
1971 $670,251,136 $12,986,590,909
1972 $839,652,164 $13,977,727,273
1973 $1,154,440,253 $17,035,581,395
1974 $1,515,190,595 $26,100,930,233
1975 $1,406,875,081 $27,464,651,163
1976 $1,669,488,390 $31,419,534,884
1977 $2,208,509,076 $36,210,697,674
1978 $2,511,826,196 $39,316,279,070
1979 $2,853,435,054 $48,310,930,233
1980 $3,381,419,251 $59,116,511,628
1981 $3,492,997,010 $66,327,441,860
1982 $3,206,626,645 $67,736,744,186
1983 $2,765,950,336 $67,556,279,070
1984 $2,864,441,387 $59,867,743,468
1985 $2,984,052,357 $61,965,466,667
1986 $3,989,622,739 $60,516,123,711
1987 $5,520,318,405 $48,029,034,483
1988 $6,106,635,816 $60,226,413,793
1989 $5,672,569,449 $43,536,709,104
1990 $6,468,736,356 $48,606,952,195
1991 $6,909,730,288 $53,453,444,787
1992 $7,080,981,738 $60,416,519,620
1993 $6,218,581,532 $60,037,460,783
1994 $6,389,460,343 $58,418,666,667
1995 $7,123,633,418 $77,389,487,770
1996 $7,426,082,271 $70,543,211,119
1997 $7,569,672,925 $85,837,678,560
1998 $8,503,746,468 $91,336,763,255
1999 $8,982,047,589 $97,972,842,462
2000 $9,025,660,362 $117,146,466,003
2001 $8,234,846,805 $122,911,036,747
2002 $9,318,395,055 $92,893,587,734
2003 $11,429,333,038 $83,620,628,582
2004 $13,825,302,536 $112,451,400,425
2005 $16,852,963,067 $145,513,489,652
2006 $17,465,318,552 $183,477,522,124
2007 $21,652,505,597 $230,364,012,576
2008 $18,074,622,987 $315,953,388,511
2009 $13,154,414,219 $329,787,628,928
2010 $13,751,161,918 $393,192,354,511
2011 $15,221,622,926 $316,482,190,800
2012 $14,751,508,134 $381,286,237,848
2013 $16,125,060,515 $371,005,379,787
2014 $17,867,662,178 $482,359,318,768
2015 $17,517,210,519 -
2016 $20,793,168,031 -
2017 $24,728,285,177 -
2018 $26,260,850,582 -
2019 $24,681,343,649 -
2020 $21,629,953,194 -
2021 $25,770,339,317 -
2022 $28,696,453,180 -
2023 $31,452,223,862 -
2024 $33,462,807,983 -

Iceland and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Venezuela
1960 $1,436 $939
1961 $1,439 $954
1962 $1,586 $1,007
1963 $1,859 $1,060
1964 $2,332 $874
1965 $2,764 $869
1966 $3,264 $876
1967 $3,173 $893
1968 $2,390 $938
1969 $2,070 $932
1970 $2,576 $1,015
1971 $3,252 $1,106
1972 $4,015 $1,155
1973 $5,437 $1,367
1974 $7,041 $2,034
1975 $6,454 $2,078
1976 $7,583 $2,309
1977 $9,957 $2,585
1978 $11,237 $2,727
1979 $12,641 $3,257
1980 $14,822 $3,874
1981 $15,137 $4,228
1982 $13,712 $4,202
1983 $11,672 $4,079
1984 $11,960 $3,520
1985 $12,361 $3,549
1986 $16,406 $3,376
1987 $22,453 $2,611
1988 $24,452 $3,191
1989 $22,434 $2,250
1990 $25,385 $2,452
1991 $26,803 $2,633
1992 $27,124 $2,907
1993 $23,580 $2,825
1994 $24,019 $2,689
1995 $26,634 $3,487
1996 $27,615 $3,113
1997 $27,919 $3,711
1998 $31,030 $3,870
1999 $32,382 $4,071
2000 $32,096 $4,776
2001 $28,897 $4,920
2002 $32,409 $3,652
2003 $39,477 $3,230
2004 $47,335 $4,269
2005 $56,795 $5,432
2006 $57,493 $6,739
2007 $69,496 $8,332
2008 $56,943 $11,262
2009 $41,301 $11,597
2010 $43,237 $13,646
2011 $47,715 $10,844
2012 $45,996 $12,901
2013 $49,805 $12,403
2014 $54,577 $15,944
2015 $52,952 -
2016 $61,988 -
2017 $72,010 -
2018 $74,452 -
2019 $68,452 -
2020 $59,024 -
2021 $69,178 -
2022 $75,121 -
2023 $79,960 -
2024 $82,704 -

Iceland vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Venezuela
1950 71 51.1
1951 71 52
1952 72.4 52.7
1953 72.3 53.4
1954 73.3 54.1
1955 73.3 54.8
1956 72.9 55.5
1957 73.4 56.2
1958 73.3 56.9
1959 72.6 57.7
1960 74 58.4
1961 73.4 59.1
1962 73.6 59.7
1963 72.9 60.5
1964 73.5 61.2
1965 73.8 61.9
1966 73.1 62.9
1967 73.7 63.6
1968 73.9 63.9
1969 73.7 63.8
1970 73.8 64.8
1971 73.5 65.2
1972 74.4 65.6
1973 74.3 65.7
1974 74.1 66.2
1975 75.3 66.7
1976 76.6 67.3
1977 76.1 67.7
1978 76.4 68.1
1979 76.5 68.2
1980 76.6 68.2
1981 76.2 68.7
1982 76.8 69
1983 76.4 69.5
1984 77.3 69.7
1985 77.4 70
1986 77.9 70.5
1987 77.1 70.7
1988 76.9 70.8
1989 77.9 70.8
1990 77.7 71
1991 77.8 71.2
1992 78.6 71.2
1993 78.8 71.4
1994 79 71.3
1995 77.5 71.7
1996 78.6 71.9
1997 78.7 72.6
1998 79.4 72.4
1999 79.2 72.1
2000 79.5 72.4
2001 80.4 71
2002 80.3 72.8
2003 80.8 72.1
2004 80.7 72.8
2005 81.2 73.1
2006 80.9 73
2007 81.1 73.3
2008 81.2 72.6
2009 81.4 72.8
2010 81.6 73.1
2011 82 73.1
2012 82.3 73.1
2013 81.7 73.1
2014 82.4 72.8
2015 82.2 73
2016 81.8 72
2017 82.2 71.9
2018 82.5 72.6
2019 82.8 72.8
2020 82.7 72.4
2021 82.8 71.5
2022 81.6 72.6
2023 82.7 72.5
2024 83 72.7
2025 83.2 72.8

Iceland and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Venezuela
Year Population
Iceland Venezuela
1960 175,574 8,160,090
1961 179,029 8,455,915
1962 182,378 8,756,870
1963 185,653 9,064,021
1964 188,983 9,377,712
1965 192,286 9,697,790
1966 195,570 10,024,854
1967 198,751 10,358,513
1968 201,488 10,697,530
1969 203,369 11,040,280
1970 204,438 11,387,790
1971 206,098 11,741,008
1972 209,137 12,099,180
1973 212,317 12,463,537
1974 215,209 12,835,351
1975 217,979 13,215,892
1976 220,154 13,606,284
1977 221,799 14,006,812
1978 223,537 14,416,684
1979 225,735 14,834,552
1980 228,138 15,258,218
1981 230,755 15,687,297
1982 233,860 16,121,874
1983 236,977 16,562,205
1984 239,511 17,008,841
1985 241,405 17,461,434
1986 243,180 17,923,536
1987 245,859 18,394,963
1988 249,740 18,871,020
1989 252,852 19,348,921
1990 254,826 19,827,010
1991 257,797 20,304,896
1992 261,057 20,780,948
1993 263,725 21,254,520
1994 266,021 21,725,188
1995 267,468 22,193,821
1996 268,916 22,662,113
1997 271,128 23,131,685
1998 274,047 23,601,337
1999 277,381 24,066,593
2000 281,205 24,526,708
2001 284,968 24,979,922
2002 287,523 25,435,671
2003 289,521 25,892,703
2004 292,074 26,340,838
2005 296,734 26,785,804
2006 303,782 27,224,686
2007 311,566 27,649,363
2008 317,414 28,053,696
2009 318,499 28,438,298
2010 318,041 28,813,101
2011 319,014 29,185,212
2012 320,716 29,553,826
2013 323,764 29,912,198
2014 327,386 30,254,079
2015 330,815 30,573,972
2016 335,439 30,765,720
2017 343,400 30,565,323
2018 352,721 29,807,592
2019 360,563 28,938,098
2020 366,463 28,444,077
2021 372,520 28,237,826
2022 382,003 28,213,017
2023 393,349 28,300,854
2024 404,610 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Iceland and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Iceland

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Venezuela
1960 4.29 6.38
1961 3.88 6.3
1962 3.98 6.23
1963 3.99 6.16
1964 3.88 6.07
1965 3.73 5.98
1966 3.59 5.87
1967 3.28 5.75
1968 3.06 5.61
1969 2.99 5.47
1970 2.81 5.32
1971 2.92 5.17
1972 3.09 5.04
1973 2.94 4.91
1974 2.66 4.79
1975 2.65 4.69
1976 2.52 4.59
1977 2.31 4.49
1978 2.35 4.4
1979 2.49 4.3
1980 2.48 4.2
1981 2.33 4.1
1982 2.27 4.01
1983 2.24 3.93
1984 2.08 3.86
1985 1.93 3.79
1986 1.92 3.73
1987 2.06 3.67
1988 2.26 3.6
1989 2.19 3.52
1990 2.3 3.45
1991 2.18 3.37
1992 2.21 3.29
1993 2.22 3.22
1994 2.14 3.15
1995 2.08 3.08
1996 2.12 3.02
1997 2.04 2.97
1998 2.05 2.91
1999 1.99 2.86
2000 2.08 2.79
2001 1.95 2.78
2002 1.93 2.74
2003 1.99 2.7
2004 2.04 2.64
2005 2.05 2.63
2006 2.08 2.6
2007 2.09 2.52
2008 2.15 2.48
2009 2.23 2.42
2010 2.2 2.4
2011 2.02 2.4
2012 2.04 2.38
2013 1.93 2.33
2014 1.93 2.3
2015 1.8 2.25
2016 1.74 2.22
2017 1.71 2.18
2018 1.71 2.15
2019 1.74 2.13
2020 1.72 2.12
2021 1.82 2.11
2022 1.59 2.09
2023 1.59 2.08

Iceland and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Iceland Venezuela
1960 25.4 16.6
1961 25.2 16.6
1962 24.9 16.5
1963 24.7 16.5
1964 24.4 16.5
1965 24.2 16.5
1966 24.1 16.6
1967 24.1 16.6
1968 24.2 16.7
1969 24.3 16.9
1970 24.5 17
1971 24.7 17.2
1972 24.8 17.3
1973 24.9 17.5
1974 25.1 17.7
1975 25.4 17.9
1976 25.7 18.1
1977 26 18.3
1978 26.4 18.5
1979 26.7 18.7
1980 26.9 18.8
1981 27.2 19
1982 27.5 19.2
1983 27.7 19.4
1984 28 19.6
1985 28.4 19.8
1986 28.8 20
1987 29.1 20.2
1988 29.3 20.4
1989 29.6 20.6
1990 30 20.8
1991 30.2 21
1992 30.5 21.2
1993 30.8 21.4
1994 31.1 21.6
1995 31.5 21.9
1996 31.8 22.1
1997 32.1 22.3
1998 32.4 22.6
1999 32.6 22.8
2000 32.8 23.1
2001 33 23.4
2002 33.4 23.6
2003 33.7 23.9
2004 34 24.1
2005 34.2 24.4
2006 34.5 24.7
2007 34.6 24.9
2008 34.5 25.2
2009 34.6 25.5
2010 34.9 25.8
2011 35.1 26.1
2012 35.4 26.5
2013 35.5 26.8
2014 35.7 27.1
2015 36 27.4
2016 36.2 27.7
2017 36.3 28
2018 36.4 28.4
2019 36.5 28.9
2020 36.6 29.2
2021 36.7 29.6
2022 36.7 29.8
2023 36.9 30
2024 37.1 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
1.9%
2016
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
87.3%
2024

Energy

Iceland Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iceland Venezuela
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
88.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
10
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
97.6%
2022
English speaking
98%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
61.6%
2017

Health

Iceland Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
1.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Venezuela
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
59,769 mi
2014

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