Country comparison Denmark vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20252.9%chart1.3%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q417,340Kchart22,396K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€409,655Mchart€34,257M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$461,718Mchart$38,583M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€68,190chart€87,9642025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$77,046chart$99,3972025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€103,912Mchart€8,722M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024119,871chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024133,525chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202430.50%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€20,003chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$22,281chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202417,496chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202418,928chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.50%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024185,721.1chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024200,925.3chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202224,188.3chart1,978.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202225,547.1chart2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.16%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202431,093.5chart2,318.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202433,639.0chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202416.86%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,481.1chart02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,257.3chart02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.06%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.30%chart47.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€30,991chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,528chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€4,095chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,330chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,216chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,628chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,586chart€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,721chart$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/02/2024AaaA109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]02/27/2001AAAA+03/06/2026S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/20/2020AAAA05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202390chart722023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201910ºchart26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202415.9chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024113ºchart115º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202410ºchart22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20267.5%chart5.3%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.5%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3214Kchart9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
$3,127.62024NMW [+]
€2,830.52024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$73,876chart$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€68,253chart€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20175ºchart21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Danish krones [+]03/11/20267.4718chart145.100003/10/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/11/20266.4518chart124.650003/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/11/20262.80%
Risk Premium [+]03/11/2026-15
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/11/2026-12.36%chart1.10%03/11/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20260.7%chart5.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%chart4.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-3.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/06/20251.75%chart7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20204ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 202611.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024337,380chart20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202230.52chart47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021546.03chart695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.7%chart36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199225.00%chart24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.5%chart44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202214,190,000chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€131,288.7Mchart€6,429.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$148,353.6Mchart$7,265.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202532.05%chart18.77%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€120,596.5Mchart€9,513.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$136,271.6Mchart$10,750.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202529.44%chart27.77%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€10,692.2Mchart€-3,084.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$12,082.0Mchart$-3,485.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20252.61%chart-9.00%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20262.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201511ºchart7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024140chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20248ºchart1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20212.20‰chart1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,344.4chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.29%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.40%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.50‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,857.4chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.47chart1.562024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20214.70‰chart5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,992,734chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020717,574chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020257,025chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952chart0.9592022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202415ºchart1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.30chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023534chart482024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.96chart12.332024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202350chart52023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.84chart1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.56chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202460
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021441.0
Consumption GWh [+]202436,055chart18,4852024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202434,521chart19,0572024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202610,012chart18602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20263,453,247chart211,23002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/20234,712,002chart297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,670.69chart477.6002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/29/202314,961,517chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Denmark
Iceland