Country comparison Iceland vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.3%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q422,396K
Annual GDP [+]2025€34,257Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$38,583Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€87,390chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$99,071chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€8,722M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202318,027chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202319,498chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.55%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€46,998chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$50,833chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,138chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,231chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.70%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,456.1chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,647.0chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,978.2chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,138.7chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.83%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20242,318.3chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,289.6chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.06%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20190chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20190chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.10%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€37,120chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$40,178chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€5,211chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,695chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,044chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,908chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019€0chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019$0chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/20/2024A1
S&P Rating [+]03/06/2026A+
Fitch Rating [+]05/22/2020A
Corruption Index [+]202372chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201926º
Fragile States Index [+]202415.2chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024115ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202422º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20265.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q23.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q29K
NMW [+]2024$3,127.6chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€2,830.5
Average Wage [+]2024$85,621
Average Wage [+]2024€79,104
Human Capital Ranking [+]201721º
Markets
Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]03/16/2026143.2000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/16/2026124.7600
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/16/2026-2.00%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20265.2%
HICP [+]December 20254.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/19/20257.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202026ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202420,014
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202247.75
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021695.18chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202436.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201524.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202244.4%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021698,000
Exports [+]2025€6,429.3Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$7,265.0Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202518.77%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€9,513.7Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$10,750.3Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202527.77%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-3,084.3Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-3,485.3Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-9.00%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20157ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20244chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20241ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017171.9chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.74%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202011.73%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.20‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017132.9chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.80‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.56chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20205.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]20208.8%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024389,444chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202065,424chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202043,251chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.959chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20241ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.80chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202448chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202412.33chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20235chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.29chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.79chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202418,485chart6,0832024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202419,057chart9872024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/2026186chart7,99802/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/2026211,246chart235,21402/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023297,934chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/2026477.60chart184.4002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023903,424chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Iceland
Afghanistan