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Iceland

Iceland · Ísland

Capital
Reykjavik
Population
392,404 2025
Area
103,000 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of IcelandICELANDReykjavikFAROE ISLANDSNorthAtlantic OceanNorwegian SeaGreenland Sea0250 km
Iceland hatched, Reykjavik marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 65.0°N 19.0°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Iceland is an island country in Northern Europe. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Reykjavik is Dublin, in Ireland, 1,497 km away. Its area of 103,000 km² puts it 106th in the world and 16th of 45 in Europe.

Its population was 392,404 in 2025 (World Bank), the 23rd-smallest of the 194 countries with data. With 3.8 people per km², only three countries are more thinly populated. 94.2% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$98,323 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 7th of 191 and 6th of 44 in Europe. Life expectancy at birth was 82.8 years in 2024. Forest covers 0.6% of its land (2024). 98.2% of people used the internet in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. North to south it runs about 347 km, between 63.4°N and 66.5°N. Reykjavik's antipode is in the Southern Ocean, about 310 km from Antarctica, the nearest land.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population392,4042025, World Bank172nd of 19440th of 44
Area103,000 km²world-countries106th of 19516th of 45
GDPUS$38.6 billion2025, World Bank, current US$104th of 19134th of 44
GDP per capitaUS$98,3232025, World Bank, current US$7th of 1916th of 44
Population density3.8 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries191st of 19444th of 44
Life expectancy82.8 years2024, World Bank21st of 19414th of 44
Urban population94.2%2025, World Bank12th of 1946th of 44
Forest area0.6% of land2024, World Bank186th of 19443rd of 44
Population growth+1.51% a year2025, World Bank69th of 1944th of 44
Internet users98.2%2024, World Bank10th of 1886th of 44
Fertility rate1.56 births per woman2024, World Bank129th of 1947th of 44
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 19543rd of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaSouth Korea, Guatemala and Cuba

Closest in populationBahamas, Belize and Vanuatu

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Western
Capital
Reykjavik
64.15°N 21.95°W
Northernmost latitude
66.53°N
Southernmost latitude
63.41°N
Westernmost longitude
24.48°W
Easternmost longitude
13.56°W
North to south
about 347 km
Antipode of Reykjavik
64.15°S 158.05°E
in the Southern Ocean, about 310 km from the nearest land (Antarctica)