Country comparison Japan vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.1%chart-1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,789Kchart22,143K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,714,582Mchart€30,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,027,598Mchart$33,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,983chart€79,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,443chart$86,6642024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€964,980Mchart€8,623M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20239,347,769chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202310,110,360chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023240.46%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€75,093chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$81,219chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-87,884chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-95,053chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.26%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,522,830.7chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,647,063.2chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022130,970.9chart1,978.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022138,002.4chart2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.52%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024335,021,650,434.2chart2,318,346,769.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023383,823.0chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.30%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202450,941.7chart02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202455,234.4chart02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.25%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202339.17%chart47.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€12,233chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$13,231chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,047chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,104chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,706chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,086chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€411chart€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$445chart$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2023A1A109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/16/2015A+A+11/10/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/02/2020AA05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart722023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20196ºchart26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.2chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202484ºchart115º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202413ºchart22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20252.6%chart4.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.3%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,630Kchart9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,180.2chart$3,127.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,139.0chart€2,830.52024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$35,850chart$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€33,122chart€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201717ºchart21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Japanese yen [+]01/16/2026183.6700chart146.400001/16/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/2026158.2000chart126.020001/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/16/20262.18%
Risk Premium [+]01/16/2026-66
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20267.14%chart3.54%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.9%chart4.5%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.4%November 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/19/20240%chart7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201939ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2018-1.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20233,992,727chart20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202338.39chart47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20238,997,440
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020609.48chart695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202234.4%chart36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202010.00%chart24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202256.1%chart44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201931,882,049chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€663,332.0Mchart€6,404.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$717,260.9Mchart$6,932.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.06%chart20.86%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€726,714.4Mchart€8,922.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$785,796.3Mchart$9,657.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.69%chart29.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-63,382.4Mchart€-2,518.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-68,299.6Mchart$-2,725.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.63%chart-8.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20158ºchart7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024328chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202417ºchart1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,578.5chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.64%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.00‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,137.7chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.00‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024123,890,000chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,770,996chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020808,825chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.920chart0.9592022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024118ºchart1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202384.04chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202120,291chart482024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202116.20chart12.332024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023285chart52023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.23chart1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.54chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144.1
Consumption GWh [+]2023913,231chart19,2732023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023955,021chart19,8162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202574,694chart18612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202533,803,572chart211,17212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/2023103,455,224chart297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025602.91chart477.6012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/2023433,356,600chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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