Country comparison Iceland vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-1.2%chart1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q322,143Kchart10,916K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€30,697Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$33,222Mchart$3,160,443M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€79,400chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,664chart$46,1872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€8,623Mchart€751,939M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202318,027chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202319,498chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.55%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€46,998chart€47,9842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$50,833chart$51,9222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,138chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,231chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.70%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,456.1chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,647.0chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,978.9chart141,308.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,139.4chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.83%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20242,318,346,769.3chart284,491,313,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,289.6chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.06%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20190chart59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20190chart64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.10%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€37,120chart€24,2702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$40,178chart$26,2362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€5,211chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,695chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,044chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,908chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019€0chart€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019$0chart$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/20/2024A1Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/10/2023A+A+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/22/2020AAA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202372chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201926ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202415.2chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024115ºchart108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202422ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20254.6%chart7.7%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q23.6%chart7.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q29Kchart2,511K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$3,127.6chart$2,142.02026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€2,830.5chart€1,823.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$85,621chart$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€79,104chart€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201721ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]02/09/2026145.0000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/2026121.9900chart0.841302/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.43%02/10/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
6002/10/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/09/20265.58%chart2.71%02/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20265.2%chart0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20254.0%chart0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/19/20257.25%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202026ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
1.6%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202420,014chart3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202247.75chart28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021695.18chart671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202436.9%chart45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201524.00%chart20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202244.4%chart55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021698,000chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€6,404.4Mchart€592,226.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$6,932.0Mchart$641,013.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.86%chart20.27%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€8,922.6Mchart€694,866.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$9,657.6Mchart$752,109.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202429.07%chart23.79%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-2,518.2Mchart€-102,640.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-2,725.7Mchart$-111,096.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-8.20%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.0%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20157ºchart16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20244chart1252024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20241ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.90‰chart1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017171.9chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.74%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202011.73%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.20‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017132.9chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.80‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20205.00‰chart3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20208.8%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024389,444chart68,882,6002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202065,424chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202043,251chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.959chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20241ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.80chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202448chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202412.33chart12.972023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20235chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.29chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.79chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
112024Annual crude oil production [+]
61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202319,273chart412,5722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202319,816chart498,9552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026186chart168,19401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026211,188chart39,057,09501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023297,934chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026477.60chart2,441.7501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023903,424chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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