Country comparison Iceland vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.3%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q422,396K
Annual GDP [+]2025€34,257Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$38,583Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€87,964chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$99,397chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€8,722M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202318,027
Debt ($M) [+]202319,498
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.55%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€46,998
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$50,833
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,138
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,231
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.70%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,456.1
Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,647.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,978.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,139.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.83%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20242,318.3chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,289.6chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.06%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20190
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20190
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.10%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€37,120
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$40,178
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€5,211
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,695
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,044chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,908chart$131999Gov. 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 [+]03/06/2026A+
Fitch Rating [+]05/22/2020A
Corruption Index [+]202372chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201926º
Fragile States Index [+]202415.2chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024115º
Innovation Ranking [+]202422º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20265.3%
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 [+]03/10/2026145.1000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/10/2026124.6500
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/11/20261.10%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20265.2%
HICP [+]December 20254.0%
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%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201524.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202244.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021698,000
Exports [+]2025€6,429.3Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$7,265.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202518.77%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€9,513.7Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$10,750.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202527.77%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-3,084.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-3,485.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-9.00%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20157º
Density [+]20244chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20241ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017171.9
% Immigrant [+]202017.74%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202011.73%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.20‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017132.9chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.80‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.56chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20205.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]20208.8%
Population [+]2024389,444chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202065,424chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202043,251chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.959
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20241º
Life expectancy [+]202482.80chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202448chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202412.33chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20235
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.29
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.79chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202418,485chart23,1482024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202419,057chart27,0982024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026186chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026211,230chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023297,934
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026477.60chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023903,424
Iceland
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN