Iceland

Capital: Reykjavík
Continent: Europe
Official languages: Icelandic
Neighbours: No land neighbours

Where it ranks highest in the world

#2Renewable Energy

#3Human Development

#12Life Expectancy

World rankings

#1 means first in the world for that stat. Missing data is shown as —.

Population#171

World rank by total population

GDP#106

World rank by nominal GDP

Land Area#104

World rank by total land area

Life Expectancy#12

World rank by average life expectancy (rank 1 = longest)

Human Development#3

World rank by Human Development Index

CO₂ Emissions#125

World rank by CO₂ emissions (rank 1 = most emissions)

Exports#94

World rank by total exports value

Military Spending—

World rank by military budget

Tourism#98

World rank by international tourist arrivals

Internet Users#48

World rank by total internet users

Forest Area#191

World rank by total forest area

Nobel Prizes#37

World rank by all-time Nobel Prize winners

Olympic Medals#96

World rank by all-time Summer Olympic medals

Coastline#48

World rank by coastline length

Renewable Energy#2

World rank by renewable energy production

Birth Rate#148

World rank by birth rate (rank 1 = highest)

Unemployment#180

World rank by unemployment rate (rank 1 = highest)

Inflation#118

World rank by inflation rate (rank 1 = highest)

Press Freedom#23

World rank by press freedom (rank 1 = most free)

Urbanization#26

World rank by % urban population (rank 1 = most urbanized)

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