Compare Iceland & its neighbours

(Faroe Islands, Greenland, Jan Mayen)

IcelandFaroe IslandsGreenlandJan Mayen
Misc
Country CodeISFOGLSJ
Geography
Area (sq km)103,0001,3932,166,086377
Coastline (km)4,9701,11744,087124
Highest Point (m)2,110 (Hvannadalshnukur (at Vatnajokull Glacier))882 (Slaettaratindur)3,694 (Gunnbjorn Fjeld)2,277 (Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg)
Average Elevation (m)5571,792
People
Population343,51851,01857,691
Median Age36.7037.6034.00
Growth Rate1.08 %0.58 %-0.04 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)13.6014.5014.30
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)6.508.808.80
Urban Population93.80 %42.10 %86.80 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth27.40
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)3.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)2.105.308.70
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)8.90 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)3.972.621.87
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)3.404.108.20
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)21.90 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)7.70 %
School life (years)19
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)7.90 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)18.180 billion2.001 billion2.413 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)4.00 %5.90 %7.70 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)52,20040,00041,800
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)25.80 %25.70 %