Country comparison France vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart-1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q410,916Kchart22,143K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€30,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$33,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€79,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$86,6642024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€751,939Mchart€8,623M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€47,984chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$51,922chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart1,978.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart2,318,346,769.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart47.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,270chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,236chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3A109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+A+11/10/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-A05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart722023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915ºchart26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108ºchart115º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202412ºchart22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20257.7%chart4.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511Kchart9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,142.0chart$3,127.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,823.0chart€2,830.52024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673chart$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968chart€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726ºchart21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
144.970002/13/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart122.210002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20263.35%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/202659
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20262.57%chart4.11%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%chart5.2%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.7%chart4.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540chart20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22chart47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58chart695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%chart36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%chart24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%chart44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€604,295.8Mchart€6,429.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$682,842.2Mchart$7,265.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart20.86%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€696,392.7Mchart€9,513.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$786,909.8Mchart$10,750.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart29.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-92,096.9Mchart€-3,084.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-104,067.7Mchart$-3,485.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart-8.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516ºchart7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024125chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰chart1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰chart5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202468,882,600chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.9592022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart482024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.97chart12.332024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart52023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572chart19,2732023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955chart19,8162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026168,194chart18601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202639,057,095chart211,18801/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,441.75chart477.6001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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