Iceland in world rankings
Iceland appears in 84 of our ranked charts. It is number one in 18 of them and in the top three in 30. Each position below is its place in the latest year of that chart; open a chart for the full data, history and sources.
84Ranked charts
18First places
30Top-3 places
Every ranking for Iceland
#1of 20
Countries with the Most Freshwater Per Person 2022
Environment
445,023 m3 per Person2022
#1of 15
Clean Electricity Share by Country 2023
Energy
100 Renewables and Nuclear2023
#1of 15
Clean Electricity Share by Country 2024
Energy
100 Renewables and Nuclear2024
#1of 15
Electricity Demand Per Person by Country 2024
Energy
48.40 MWh2024
#1of 15
Electricity Demand Per Person by Country 2023
Energy
51.10 MWh2023
#1of 15
Clean Electricity Share by Country 2022
Energy
100 Renewables and Nuclear2022
#1of 10
Electricity Generation per Person by Country 2024
Energy
48,424 kWh2024
#1of 10
Fish and Seafood Consumption by Country 2023
Food & Drink
83.80 kg2023
#1of 10
Fish and Seafood Consumption by Country 2022
Food & Drink
85.40 kg2022
#1of 8
Countries by Renewable Energy Share 2025
Energy
99.90 %2025
#1of 8
Countries by Female Labour Force Participation Rate 2024
Economy
83 %2024
#1of 8
Countries by Internet Penetration Rate 2026
Technology
99 %2026
#1of 8
Countries by Renewable Energy Share 2023
Environment
99.90 %2023
#1of 8
Countries by Internal Freshwater Resources Per Capita
Environment
519 Thousand m3/personAll Time
#1of 8
Countries by Electric Power Consumption Per Capita 2024
Energy
52,000 kWh2024
#1of 8
Countries by Internet Penetration Rate 2025
Technology
99 %2025
#1of 8
Countries by Renewable Electricity Share 2024
Environment
99.90 % of Generation2024
#1of 8
Countries with the Lowest Child Mortality Rate 2024
Health
1.70 per 1,0002024
#2of 8
Countries by Electric Vehicle New Car Market Share 2024
Technology
71 %2024
#2of 8
Countries by Renewable Energy Share of Electricity 2024
Environment
99 %2024
#3of 20
Countries with the Most Nurses per 1,000 People 2022
15.64 per 1,000 people2022
#3of 10
Coffee Consumption Per Capita by Country
Coffee
9 kgAll Time
#3of 8
Happiest Countries in the World 2025
Health
7.52 out of 102025
#3of 8
Countries by Coffee Consumption Per Capita 2024
Coffee
9 kg2024
#3of 8
Countries by World Happiness Score 2025
Health
7.52 0–102025
#3of 8
Countries by Education Spending as % of GDP 2024
Education
7.70 % GDP2024
#3of 8
Countries by World Happiness Index 2025
Health
7.64 0-102025
#3of 8
Countries by Democracy Index 2024
Politics
9.45 0–102024
#3of 8
Countries by Happiness Index 2026
Health
7.52 0–102026
#3of 8
Countries by Human Development Index 2024
Health
0.96 0–12024
#4of 17
Countries With the Most New Volcanic Eruptions in 2025
Geology
22025
#4of 10
Top 10 Countries by Coffee Consumption Per Capita (2025)
Coffee
9 kg per person/year2025
#4of 8
Countries by Number of Female Heads of State or Government (Historical)
Politics
3 HistoricalAll Time
#4of 8
Countries by Average Male Height 2024
Health
181 cm2024
#5of 8
Countries by Urban Population Share 2026
Population
94.10 %2026
#5of 8
Countries by Urban Population Share 2025
Population
94 %2025
#6of 20
Countries with the Lowest Maternal Mortality 2023
Health
3 per 100,000 Births2023
#6of 12
Countries with the Highest Calorie Intake Per Capita
Health
3,653 kcal, 2018All Time
#6of 8
Countries by Number of Active Volcanoes
Environment
33All Time
#7of 20
Countries by GNI per Capita 2024
80,910 current US$2024
#7of 20
Countries That Export the Most High-Tech Goods 2024
Technology
53.972024
#7of 20
Countries That Spend the Most on Health per Person 2022
Health
6,852 USD per Person2022
#7of 10
Countries with the Highest VAT Rates 2025
Government
24 %All Time
#7of 10
Researchers per Million People by Country 2022
Research and Development
6,864 per million people2022
#7of 8
Countries by Life Expectancy 2024
Health
83.30 Years2024
#7of 8
Countries by Life Expectancy at Birth 2026
Health
83 Years2026
#7of 8
Countries by Life Expectancy 2025
Health
83.10 Years2025
#8of 20
Countries with the Highest Share of Internet Users 2024
Internet
98.20 % of Population2024
#8of 10
High-Technology Exports Share by Country 2023
Research and Development
43.402023
#8of 8
Countries by Prison Population Rate 2024
Crime
382024
#8of 8
Countries by Average PM2.5 Air Quality 2024
Environment
4.50 µg/m³2024
#8of 8
Countries by GDP Per Capita 2025
Economy
70,000 USD2025
#8of 8
Countries by Average Fixed Broadband Speed 2025
Technology
245 Mbps2025
#8of 8
Countries by GDP Per Capita (PPP) 2026
Economy
74 Thousand USD2026
#9of 15
Countries With the Cleanest Electricity Grids 2024
Energy
27.80 gCO2 per kWh2024
#9of 15
Countries With the Cleanest Electricity Grids 2023
Energy
27.80 gCO2 per kWh2023
#9of 10
Countries with the Most Women in Parliament 2025
Politics
46 %All Time
#11of 20
Countries with the Least Forest 2023
Environment
0.53 % of Land2023
#11of 20
Countries That Spend the Most on Health per Person 2021
Health
6,722 USD per Person2021
#11of 20
Countries with the Longest Life Expectancy 2021
Health
83.17 Years2021
#12of 20
Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita PPP 2025
Economy
83,431 PPP, USD2025
#12of 20
Countries That Spend the Most on Research and Development 2022
Research and Development
2.60 % of GDP2022
#12of 20
Countries That Spend the Most on Research and Development 2021
Research and Development
2.78 % of GDP2021
#12of 20
Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita PPP 2023
Economy
82,257 PPP, USD2023
#12of 20
Countries with the Highest Share of Internet Users 2023
Internet
97.90 % of Population2023
#12of 20
Countries with the Highest Share of Internet Users 2022
Internet
97.60 % of Population2022
#13of 20
Countries That Spend the Most on Health per Person 2020
Health
5,693 USD per Person2020
#13of 20
Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita PPP 2024
Economy
83,561 PPP, USD2024
#13of 20
Countries with the Cleanest Air 2023
Environment
4.93 Micrograms per m32023
#13of 20
Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita PPP 2022
Economy
76,592 PPP, USD2022
#14of 20
Countries That Spend the Most on Research and Development 2023
Research and Development
2.64 % of GDP2023
#16of 20
Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita PPP 2019
Economy
61,270 PPP, USD2019
#16of 20
Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita PPP 2017
Economy
56,385 PPP, USD2017
#16of 20
Countries with the Most Secure Internet Servers 2024
88,084 per 1 million people2024
#17of 20
Countries with the Lowest Child Mortality 2024
Health
2.80 per 1,000 Births2024
#18of 20
Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita PPP 2018
Economy
58,106 PPP, USD2018
#18of 20
Countries with the Highest Female Labour Force Participation 2024
Economy
70.25 %2024
#18of 20
Countries with the Highest Female Labour Force Participation 2023
Economy
70.37 %2023
#18of 20
Countries with the Highest Female Labour Force Participation 2025
Economy
70.01 %2025
#19of 20
Countries That Catch the Most Fish 2024
Agriculture
1.01 Million Tonnes2024
#19of 20
Most Urbanised Countries in the World 2020
Population
94.10 % of Total2020
#20of 20
Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita PPP 2021
Economy
62,721 PPP, USD2021
#20of 20
Most Urbanised Countries in the World 2022
Population
94.20 % of Total2022
#20of 20
Most Urbanised Countries in the World 2021
Population
94.20 % of Total2021