Country comparison Iceland vs Nauru

Subscribe to our free email alert service
 
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-1.2%chart1.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q322,143K
Annual GDP [+]2024€30,697Mchart€149M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$33,222Mchart$160M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€79,400chart€12,5612024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,664chart$13,5032024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€8,623M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202318,027chart262024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202319,498chart282024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.55%chart17.59%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€46,998chart€2,1992024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$50,833chart$2,3802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,138chart452024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,231chart492024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.70%chart30.11%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,456.1chart183.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,647.0chart198.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,978.9chart7.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,139.4chart8.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.83%chart6.65%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20242,318,346,769.3chart21.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,289.6chart22.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.06%chart12.88%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20190
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20190
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.00%chart123.51%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€37,120chart€15,4452024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$40,178chart$16,7122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€5,211chart€6602023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,695chart$7242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,044chart€1,7722023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,908chart$1,9182023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019€0
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019$0
Moody's Rating [+]09/20/2024A1
S&P Rating [+]11/10/2023A+
Fitch Rating [+]05/22/2020A
Corruption Index [+]202372
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201926º
Fragile States Index [+]202415.2
RTI Raking [+]2024115º
Innovation Ranking [+]202422º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20254.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q23.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q29K
NMW [+]2024$3,127.6
NMW [+]2024€2,830.5
Average Wage [+]2024$85,621
Average Wage [+]2024€79,104
Human Capital Ranking [+]201721º
Markets
Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]12/16/2025148.0000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/16/2025125.6800
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/16/2025-10.54%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20253.7%
HICP [+]October 20253.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/19/20257.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202026º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202420,014
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202247.75
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021695.18
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202436.9%chart29.2%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201524.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202244.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021698,000
Exports [+]2024€6,404.4Mchart€40.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$6,932.0Mchart$43.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.86%chart28.92%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€8,922.6Mchart€69.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$9,657.6Mchart$74.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202429.07%chart49.99%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-2,518.2Mchart€-29.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-2,725.7Mchart$-34.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-8.20%chart-21.07%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20157º
Density [+]20244chart5942023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20241º
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017171.9
% Immigrant [+]202017.74%chart18.34%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202011.73%chart20.45%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.20‰chart25.51‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017132.9
Crude death rate [+]20246.80‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart3.332023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20205.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]20208.8%chart16.8%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024389,444chart11,8752023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202065,424chart2,2012020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202043,251chart2,4542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.959chart0.6962022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20241º
Life expectancy [+]202482.80chart62.112023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202346
Suicide rate [+]202311.99
Number of homicides [+]20235
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.29
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.79
Consumption GWh [+]202319,273chart382023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202319,816chart422023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/2025186chart111/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/2025211,125chart5,39311/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023297,934chart11,34602/20/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/2025477.60chart84.2111/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023903,424chart32,15702/20/2023Doses administered [+]
Iceland
Nauru
  • Capital: Yaren
  • Population: 11,875
  • Surface Area: 20 km2
  • Currency: Australian dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, UN, PIF