Country comparison United Kingdom vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart-1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925Kchart22,143K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€30,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,694,543Mchart$33,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€79,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$86,6642024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319Mchart€8,623M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart1,978.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart2,318,346,769.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5chart02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart47.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3A109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AAA+11/10/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-A05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart722023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199ºchart26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443ºchart115º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20245ºchart22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.1%chart4.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449Kchart9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1chart$3,127.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1chart€2,830.52024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278chart$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924chart€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]01/20/20260.8722chart146.200001/20/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/20260.7428chart124.660001/20/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/21/20264.45%
Risk Premium [+]01/21/2026159
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/20261.97%chart2.68%01/20/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.4%chart4.5%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20200.3%chart4.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%chart7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680chart20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75chart47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66chart695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202335.3%chart36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%chart24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%chart44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€6,404.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$6,932.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart20.86%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€8,922.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$9,657.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart29.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-2,518.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-2,725.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-8.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510ºchart7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023280chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰chart1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰chart5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,265,000chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.9592022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart482024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart12.332024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart52023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart19,2732023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart19,8162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025232,112chart18612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202525,103,762chart211,17212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20253,400.16chart477.6012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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