Country comparison Iceland vs Iraq

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-1.2%chart-0.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q322,143K
Annual GDP [+]2024€30,697Mchart€257,631M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$33,222Mchart$278,771M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€79,400chart€5,8012024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,664chart$6,2772024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€8,623M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202318,027chart119,6922024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202319,498chart129,5132024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.55%chart46.46%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€46,998chart€2,6002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$50,833chart$2,8132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,138chart-10,6742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,231chart-11,5502024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.70%chart-4.14%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,456.1chart110,467.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,647.0chart119,532.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,978.9chart7,168.82016Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,139.4chart7,933.02016Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.83%chart14.00%2016Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20242,318,346,769.3chart6,393.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,289.6chart6,913.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.06%chart6.18%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20190chart6,072.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20190chart6,571.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart4.87%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.10%chart42.88%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€37,120chart€2,3992024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$40,178chart$2,5962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€5,211chart€1982016Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,695chart$2192016Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,044chart€1422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,908chart$1532023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019€0chart€1372024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019$0chart$1482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/20/2024A1
S&P Rating [+]11/10/2023A+
Fitch Rating [+]05/22/2020AB-04/16/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202372chart232023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201926º
Fragile States Index [+]202415.2chart88.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024115º
Innovation Ranking [+]202422ºchart131º2022Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20254.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q23.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q29K
NMW [+]2024$3,127.6chart$266.72023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€2,830.5
Average Wage [+]2024$85,621
Average Wage [+]2024€79,104
Human Capital Ranking [+]201721º
Markets
Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]01/22/2026146.0000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/2026124.7200
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20264.29%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20254.5%
HICP [+]December 20254.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/19/20257.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202026ºchart172º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202420,014chart51,103December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202247.75chart1.86December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021695.18chart111.962020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202436.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201524.00%chart0%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202244.4%chart15.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021698,000chart892,0002013Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€6,404.4Mchart€91,694.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$6,932.0Mchart$99,149.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.86%chart36.62%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€8,922.6Mchart€60,877.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$9,657.6Mchart$65,826.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202429.07%chart24.31%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-2,518.2Mchart€30,817.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-2,725.7Mchart$20,433.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-8.20%chart12.31%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20157ºchart87º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20244chart1062024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20241ºchart151º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017171.9chart1,034.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.74%chart0.87%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202011.73%chart4.93%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.20‰chart25.73‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017132.9chart193.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.80‰chart4.13‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart3.252023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20205.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]20208.8%chart17.5%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024389,444chart46,042,0152024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202065,424chart365,7662020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202043,251chart2,077,9762020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.959chart0.6732022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20241ºchart154º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.80chart72.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202448chart1,1092015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202412.33chart2.952015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20235chart3,0292014Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.29chart10.082014Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.79chart4.302023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
4,4232024Annual crude oil production [+]
145,019.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202319,273chart73,5212023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202319,816chart150,2912023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025186chart25,37512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025211,172chart2,465,54512/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023297,934chart7,944,77501/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025477.60chart551.1312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023903,424chart19,557,36401/02/2023Doses administered [+]
Iceland
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