Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Iceland
United States
Population
386.5K 177th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$33.3B 110th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$86,041 11th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$84,060 13th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
-1.0% 198th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
103,000 km² 108th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
3.8 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
1.6 138th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
94.2% 21st
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
15.6% 62nd
17.9% 45th

Health

Iceland
United States
Life Expectancy
82.6 yrs 27th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
1.9 8th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
3.0 8th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$7,642 7th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
9.0% 45th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
4.37 21st
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
2.83 76th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Iceland
United States
Unemployment Rate
3.6% 61st
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
9.51 147th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
4.0%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
20.1%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
64.9%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
42.5%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
43.5%
14.3%

Education & Society

Iceland
United States
Literacy Rate
N/A
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
7.3% 13th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
26.8 12th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
0.1% 18th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
1.3 61st
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
46.0% 10th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
70.3% 19th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
N/A
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Iceland
United States
Internet Users
99.8% 4th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
123.4 79th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
100.0% 51st
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
100.0% 15th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
98.8% 62nd
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
82.4% 13th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
0.5% 200th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Iceland

Population pyramid of Iceland

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Iceland

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Iceland

United States

Population Over Time

Iceland

United States

GDP Over Time

Iceland

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Iceland

United States

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