Iceland vs Malta

Iceland (Europe) and Malta (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2025

Iceland Malta World

0 25k 50k 75k 100k 1970 Iceland: 2,666.41 Malta: 828.44 World: 817.68 1971 Iceland: 3,365.78 Malta: 874.06 World: 884.88 1972 Iceland: 4,155.19 Malta: 975.72 World: 1,002 1973 Iceland: 5,627.41 Malta: 1,143.67 World: 1,201.53 1974 Iceland: 7,286.66 Malta: 1,245.32 World: 1,362.19 1975 Iceland: 6,679.78 Malta: 1,560.11 World: 1,488.94 1976 Iceland: 7,848.35 Malta: 1,726.56 World: 1,589.73 1977 Iceland: 10,305.31 Malta: 2,037.86 World: 1,766.28 1978 Iceland: 11,629.52 Malta: 2,558.73 World: 2,055.49 1979 Iceland: 13,082.49 Malta: 3,195.51 World: 2,335.19 1980 Iceland: 15,339.91 Malta: 3,948.27 World: 2,587.01 1981 Iceland: 15,666.38 Malta: 3,898.37 World: 2,628.62 1982 Iceland: 14,191.03 Malta: 3,787.92 World: 2,554.08 1983 Iceland: 12,079.8 Malta: 3,526.91 World: 2,561.17 1984 Iceland: 12,377.59 Malta: 3,332.82 World: 2,614.33 1985 Iceland: 12,793.27 Malta: 3,322.31 World: 2,690.59 1986 Iceland: 16,979.52 Malta: 4,194.53 World: 3,118.57 1987 Iceland: 23,238.04 Malta: 5,083.8 World: 3,487.88 1988 Iceland: 25,306.69 Malta: 5,814.45 World: 3,829.99 1989 Iceland: 23,218.54 Malta: 6,040.84 World: 3,930.51 1990 Iceland: 26,272.25 Malta: 7,192.39 World: 4,338.94 1991 Iceland: 27,739.89 Malta: 7,558.76 World: 4,453.9 1992 Iceland: 28,072.4 Malta: 8,220.33 World: 4,679.98 1993 Iceland: 24,404.03 Malta: 7,296.35 World: 4,685.3 1994 Iceland: 24,858.2 Malta: 8,000.35 World: 4,967.01 1995 Iceland: 27,564.57 Malta: 9,828.32 World: 5,463.2 1996 Iceland: 28,583.52 Malta: 10,061.85 World: 5,507.22 1997 Iceland: 28,461.77 Malta: 9,893.19 World: 5,408.57 1998 Iceland: 31,519.16 Malta: 10,408.12 World: 5,302.34 1999 Iceland: 32,834.42 Malta: 10,609.11 World: 5,401.23 2000 Iceland: 32,503.58 Malta: 10,348.49 World: 5,512.56 2001 Iceland: 29,208.2 Malta: 10,357.7 World: 5,404.2 2002 Iceland: 32,749.38 Malta: 11,251.2 World: 5,539.32 2003 Iceland: 39,944.21 Malta: 13,593.98 World: 6,129.87 2004 Iceland: 47,809.61 Malta: 15,212.13 World: 6,818 2005 Iceland: 57,783.77 Malta: 15,831.34 World: 7,290.57 2006 Iceland: 58,172.14 Malta: 16,653.6 World: 7,803.19 2007 Iceland: 70,483.01 Malta: 19,444.17 World: 8,685.33 2008 Iceland: 57,489.34 Malta: 22,405.64 World: 9,425.74 2009 Iceland: 41,483.78 Malta: 21,261.54 World: 8,827.04 2010 Iceland: 43,776.47 Malta: 21,946.61 World: 9,555.07 2011 Iceland: 48,254.95 Malta: 23,516.97 World: 10,496.93 2012 Iceland: 46,594.99 Malta: 22,878.31 World: 10,597.85 2013 Iceland: 50,173.34 Malta: 25,415.55 World: 10,759.35 2014 Iceland: 55,140.36 Malta: 27,424.57 World: 10,912.24 2015 Iceland: 53,505.7 Malta: 25,529.67 World: 10,191.98 2016 Iceland: 62,854.09 Malta: 26,459.06 World: 10,239.47 2017 Iceland: 72,976.37 Malta: 30,317.26 World: 10,784.4 2018 Iceland: 75,633.87 Malta: 33,382.28 World: 11,344.73 2019 Iceland: 69,296.31 Malta: 32,421.91 World: 11,417.6 2020 Iceland: 60,127.94 Malta: 31,823.42 World: 10,999.49 2021 Iceland: 70,425.41 Malta: 38,078.01 World: 12,472.91 2022 Iceland: 76,376.96 Malta: 35,658.83 World: 12,876.24 2023 Iceland: 82,201.29 Malta: 40,932.52 World: 13,313.86 2024 Iceland: 85,863.15 Malta: 44,023.63 World: 13,717.09 2025 Iceland: 98,323.49 Malta: 47,906.9 World: 14,405.85 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Iceland Malta World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Iceland: 74.04 Malta: 68.34 World: 50.94 1961 Iceland: 73.5 Malta: 68.32 World: 52.8 1962 Iceland: 73.72 Malta: 69.08 World: 55.29 1963 Iceland: 73.04 Malta: 69.16 World: 55.65 1964 Iceland: 73.54 Malta: 69.26 World: 56.1 1965 Iceland: 73.87 Malta: 69.37 World: 55.93 1966 Iceland: 73.3 Malta: 69.66 World: 56.45 1967 Iceland: 73.78 Malta: 69.71 World: 56.9 1968 Iceland: 74.01 Malta: 69.82 World: 57.34 1969 Iceland: 73.78 Malta: 69.97 World: 57.68 1970 Iceland: 73.93 Malta: 70.29 World: 57.94 1971 Iceland: 73.57 Malta: 70.08 World: 58.02 1972 Iceland: 74.46 Malta: 70.6 World: 58.84 1973 Iceland: 74.45 Malta: 71.22 World: 59.3 1974 Iceland: 74.51 Malta: 71.83 World: 59.7 1975 Iceland: 75.58 Malta: 71.95 World: 60.13 1976 Iceland: 76.97 Malta: 72.09 World: 60.45 1977 Iceland: 76.37 Malta: 72.22 World: 61.04 1978 Iceland: 76.65 Malta: 72.23 World: 61.39 1979 Iceland: 76.77 Malta: 72.39 World: 61.84 1980 Iceland: 76.85 Malta: 72.22 World: 62.15 1981 Iceland: 76.52 Malta: 72.27 World: 62.52 1982 Iceland: 77.04 Malta: 72.73 World: 62.87 1983 Iceland: 76.85 Malta: 73 World: 63.13 1984 Iceland: 77.58 Malta: 73.21 World: 63.44 1985 Iceland: 77.6 Malta: 73.76 World: 63.73 1986 Iceland: 77.99 Malta: 74.39 World: 64.12 1987 Iceland: 77.34 Malta: 75.19 World: 64.46 1988 Iceland: 77.08 Malta: 75.75 World: 64.67 1989 Iceland: 78.14 Malta: 76.05 World: 64.96 1990 Iceland: 78.04 Malta: 76.05 World: 65.11 1991 Iceland: 77.99 Malta: 76.38 World: 65.3 1992 Iceland: 78.76 Malta: 76.57 World: 65.55 1993 Iceland: 78.93 Malta: 76.72 World: 65.74 1994 Iceland: 79.25 Malta: 76.83 World: 65.96 1995 Iceland: 77.98 Malta: 77.29 World: 66.2 1996 Iceland: 78.78 Malta: 77.34 World: 66.52 1997 Iceland: 78.89 Malta: 77.74 World: 66.83 1998 Iceland: 79.6 Malta: 77.59 World: 67.07 1999 Iceland: 79.35 Malta: 77.5 World: 67.31 2000 Iceland: 79.65 Malta: 78.35 World: 67.65 2001 Iceland: 80.69 Malta: 78.84 World: 67.95 2002 Iceland: 80.5 Malta: 78.74 World: 68.23 2003 Iceland: 80.96 Malta: 78.55 World: 68.52 2004 Iceland: 81 Malta: 79.25 World: 68.77 2005 Iceland: 81.5 Malta: 79.3 World: 69.11 2006 Iceland: 81.16 Malta: 79.44 World: 69.47 2007 Iceland: 81.45 Malta: 79.79 World: 69.81 2008 Iceland: 81.61 Malta: 79.64 World: 70 2009 Iceland: 81.75 Malta: 80.24 World: 70.38 2010 Iceland: 81.9 Malta: 81.4 World: 70.68 2011 Iceland: 82.36 Malta: 80.75 World: 70.97 2012 Iceland: 82.92 Malta: 80.75 World: 71.26 2013 Iceland: 82.06 Malta: 81.75 World: 71.53 2014 Iceland: 82.86 Malta: 81.9 World: 71.78 2015 Iceland: 82.47 Malta: 81.8 World: 71.97 2016 Iceland: 82.2 Malta: 82.35 World: 72.19 2017 Iceland: 82.66 Malta: 82.2 World: 72.37 2018 Iceland: 82.86 Malta: 82.25 World: 72.64 2019 Iceland: 83.16 Malta: 82.66 World: 72.87 2020 Iceland: 83.06 Malta: 82.1 World: 72.18 2021 Iceland: 83.17 Malta: 82.26 World: 71.22 2022 Iceland: 82.12 Malta: 82.3 World: 72.97 2023 Iceland: 82.46 Malta: 83.36 World: 73.33 2024 Iceland: 82.81 Malta: 82.96 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Iceland Malta World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Iceland: 4.29 Malta: 3.62 World: 4.69 1961 Iceland: 3.88 Malta: 3.27 World: 4.56 1962 Iceland: 3.98 Malta: 3.24 World: 5.02 1963 Iceland: 3.99 Malta: 2.9 World: 5.31 1964 Iceland: 3.88 Malta: 2.79 World: 5.13 1965 Iceland: 3.73 Malta: 2.52 World: 5.08 1966 Iceland: 3.59 Malta: 2.33 World: 4.97 1967 Iceland: 3.28 Malta: 2.24 World: 4.87 1968 Iceland: 3.06 Malta: 2.12 World: 4.98 1969 Iceland: 2.99 Malta: 2.02 World: 4.88 1970 Iceland: 2.81 Malta: 2.03 World: 4.84 1971 Iceland: 2.92 Malta: 2.06 World: 4.69 1972 Iceland: 3.09 Malta: 2.01 World: 4.55 1973 Iceland: 2.94 Malta: 1.65 World: 4.42 1974 Iceland: 2.66 Malta: 1.64 World: 4.26 1975 Iceland: 2.65 Malta: 2.27 World: 4.07 1976 Iceland: 2.52 Malta: 2.21 World: 3.97 1977 Iceland: 2.31 Malta: 2.14 World: 3.84 1978 Iceland: 2.35 Malta: 2.05 World: 3.77 1979 Iceland: 2.49 Malta: 2.1 World: 3.76 1980 Iceland: 2.48 Malta: 1.99 World: 3.73 1981 Iceland: 2.33 Malta: 1.87 World: 3.71 1982 Iceland: 2.27 Malta: 1.9 World: 3.72 1983 Iceland: 2.24 Malta: 1.92 World: 3.59 1984 Iceland: 2.08 Malta: 1.95 World: 3.57 1985 Iceland: 1.93 Malta: 1.95 World: 3.53 1986 Iceland: 1.92 Malta: 1.93 World: 3.51 1987 Iceland: 2.06 Malta: 1.97 World: 3.48 1988 Iceland: 2.26 Malta: 2.06 World: 3.39 1989 Iceland: 2.19 Malta: 2.1 World: 3.35 1990 Iceland: 2.3 Malta: 2.02 World: 3.31 1991 Iceland: 2.18 Malta: 1.99 World: 3.13 1992 Iceland: 2.21 Malta: 2.07 World: 3.04 1993 Iceland: 2.22 Malta: 1.96 World: 2.97 1994 Iceland: 2.14 Malta: 1.84 World: 2.92 1995 Iceland: 2.08 Malta: 1.77 World: 2.87 1996 Iceland: 2.12 Malta: 1.99 World: 2.82 1997 Iceland: 2.04 Malta: 1.93 World: 2.78 1998 Iceland: 2.05 Malta: 1.84 World: 2.75 1999 Iceland: 1.99 Malta: 1.73 World: 2.72 2000 Iceland: 2.08 Malta: 1.68 World: 2.73 2001 Iceland: 1.95 Malta: 1.48 World: 2.69 2002 Iceland: 1.93 Malta: 1.45 World: 2.66 2003 Iceland: 1.99 Malta: 1.48 World: 2.64 2004 Iceland: 2.04 Malta: 1.4 World: 2.63 2005 Iceland: 2.05 Malta: 1.38 World: 2.61 2006 Iceland: 2.08 Malta: 1.36 World: 2.61 2007 Iceland: 2.09 Malta: 1.35 World: 2.6 2008 Iceland: 2.15 Malta: 1.43 World: 2.6 2009 Iceland: 2.23 Malta: 1.42 World: 2.59 2010 Iceland: 2.2 Malta: 1.36 World: 2.57 2011 Iceland: 2.02 Malta: 1.45 World: 2.55 2012 Iceland: 2.04 Malta: 1.42 World: 2.56 2013 Iceland: 1.93 Malta: 1.36 World: 2.53 2014 Iceland: 1.93 Malta: 1.38 World: 2.52 2015 Iceland: 1.8 Malta: 1.37 World: 2.49 2016 Iceland: 1.74 Malta: 1.37 World: 2.49 2017 Iceland: 1.71 Malta: 1.26 World: 2.46 2018 Iceland: 1.71 Malta: 1.23 World: 2.39 2019 Iceland: 1.74 Malta: 1.14 World: 2.35 2020 Iceland: 1.72 Malta: 1.14 World: 2.28 2021 Iceland: 1.82 Malta: 1.13 World: 2.25 2022 Iceland: 1.59 Malta: 1.08 World: 2.22 2023 Iceland: 1.55 Malta: 1.06 World: 2.2 2024 Iceland: 1.56 Malta: 1.01 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Iceland Malta World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Iceland: 2.55 Malta: 6.34 World: 5.12 1992 Iceland: 4.31 Malta: 6.33 World: 5.28 1993 Iceland: 5.26 Malta: 6.33 World: 5.54 1994 Iceland: 5.33 Malta: 6.33 World: 5.79 1995 Iceland: 5.2 Malta: 6.33 World: 5.92 1996 Iceland: 3.6 Malta: 6.33 World: 5.98 1997 Iceland: 3.72 Malta: 6.33 World: 6.01 1998 Iceland: 3.07 Malta: 6.33 World: 6.16 1999 Iceland: 2.18 Malta: 6.33 World: 6.28 2000 Iceland: 1.94 Malta: 6.32 World: 6.11 2001 Iceland: 1.87 Malta: 7.11 World: 6.19 2002 Iceland: 2.99 Malta: 6.9 World: 6.41 2003 Iceland: 4 Malta: 7.49 World: 6.48 2004 Iceland: 4.03 Malta: 7.32 World: 6.33 2005 Iceland: 2.55 Malta: 6.92 World: 6.22 2006 Iceland: 2.83 Malta: 6.8 World: 5.97 2007 Iceland: 2.25 Malta: 6.47 World: 5.77 2008 Iceland: 2.95 Malta: 5.98 World: 5.82 2009 Iceland: 7.22 Malta: 6.9 World: 6.41 2010 Iceland: 7.56 Malta: 6.86 World: 6.28 2011 Iceland: 7.03 Malta: 6.39 World: 6.15 2012 Iceland: 6 Malta: 6.2 World: 6.15 2013 Iceland: 5.38 Malta: 6.12 World: 6.1 2014 Iceland: 4.9 Malta: 5.74 World: 5.96 2015 Iceland: 3.98 Malta: 5.39 World: 6 2016 Iceland: 2.98 Malta: 4.69 World: 5.97 2017 Iceland: 2.74 Malta: 4.01 World: 5.9 2018 Iceland: 2.7 Malta: 3.96 World: 5.76 2019 Iceland: 3.51 Malta: 4.08 World: 5.59 2020 Iceland: 5.48 Malta: 4.86 World: 6.59 2021 Iceland: 6.03 Malta: 3.75 World: 6.05 2022 Iceland: 3.79 Malta: 3.47 World: 5.23 2023 Iceland: 3.52 Malta: 3.48 World: 4.85 2024 Iceland: 3.6 Malta: 3.1 World: 4.81 2025 Iceland: 3.63 Malta: 2.9 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Iceland Malta World

0 3 5 8 10 13 1970 Iceland: 9.46 Malta: 2.26 World: 4.14 1971 Iceland: 9.86 Malta: 2.26 World: 4.04 1972 Iceland: 10.74 Malta: 2.83 World: 4.16 1973 Iceland: 12.16 Malta: 2.72 World: 4.32 1974 Iceland: 11.74 Malta: 2.49 World: 4.23 1975 Iceland: 10.88 Malta: 2.23 World: 4.14 1976 Iceland: 10.88 Malta: 2.5 World: 4.31 1977 Iceland: 11.11 Malta: 2.64 World: 4.36 1978 Iceland: 11.36 Malta: 3.04 World: 4.42 1979 Iceland: 11.63 Malta: 2.93 World: 4.46 1980 Iceland: 10.66 Malta: 3.22 World: 4.33 1981 Iceland: 10.13 Malta: 3.62 World: 4.18 1982 Iceland: 8.46 Malta: 4.06 World: 4.05 1983 Iceland: 8.52 Malta: 2.97 World: 4.01 1984 Iceland: 9.37 Malta: 4.05 World: 4.07 1985 Iceland: 8.84 Malta: 3.48 World: 4.05 1986 Iceland: 8.8 Malta: 5.51 World: 4.04 1987 Iceland: 8.86 Malta: 5.73 World: 4.1 1988 Iceland: 9.21 Malta: 6.18 World: 4.16 1989 Iceland: 9.09 Malta: 6.64 World: 4.16 1990 Iceland: 9.18 Malta: 6.56 World: 4.15 1991 Iceland: 8.89 Malta: 6.1 World: 4.1 1992 Iceland: 8.83 Malta: 5.92 World: 4.01 1993 Iceland: 9.13 Malta: 7.58 World: 3.97 1994 Iceland: 9.48 Malta: 6.71 World: 3.94 1995 Iceland: 9.12 Malta: 6.32 World: 3.99 1996 Iceland: 10.07 Malta: 6.14 World: 4.01 1997 Iceland: 9.68 Malta: 6.47 World: 4.02 1998 Iceland: 9.88 Malta: 6.19 World: 3.98 1999 Iceland: 9.88 Malta: 6.24 World: 3.95 2000 Iceland: 10.14 Malta: 5.47 World: 4.01 2001 Iceland: 10.38 Malta: 6.35 World: 4.01 2002 Iceland: 10.88 Malta: 5.87 World: 4.02 2003 Iceland: 10.71 Malta: 6.56 World: 4.15 2004 Iceland: 10.87 Malta: 6.5 World: 4.28 2005 Iceland: 10.54 Malta: 6.52 World: 4.39 2006 Iceland: 10.67 Malta: 6.56 World: 4.48 2007 Iceland: 11.15 Malta: 6.7 World: 4.59 2008 Iceland: 11.91 Malta: 6.68 World: 4.56 2009 Iceland: 12.02 Malta: 6.11 World: 4.45 2010 Iceland: 11.75 Malta: 6.26 World: 4.67 2011 Iceland: 11.3 Malta: 6.2 World: 4.76 2012 Iceland: 11.37 Malta: 6.49 World: 4.77 2013 Iceland: 11.46 Malta: 5.61 World: 4.81 2014 Iceland: 10.58 Malta: 5.47 World: 4.78 2015 Iceland: 10.97 Malta: 3.76 World: 4.7 2016 Iceland: 9.48 Malta: 3 World: 4.65 2017 Iceland: 9.7 Malta: 3.34 World: 4.67 2018 Iceland: 9.34 Malta: 3.24 World: 4.73 2019 Iceland: 8.81 Malta: 3.32 World: 4.7 2020 Iceland: 8.38 Malta: 3.14 World: 4.47 2021 Iceland: 8.49 Malta: 3.14 World: 4.68 2022 Iceland: 8.48 Malta: 3.38 World: 4.67 2023 Iceland: 8.35 Malta: 3.23 World: 4.68 2024 Iceland: 8.52 Malta: 3.18 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Iceland Malta World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Iceland: 87 Malta: 41.24 World: 15.6 2006 Iceland: 89.51 Malta: 40.41 World: 17.2 2007 Iceland: 90.6 Malta: 46.9 World: 20.2 2008 Iceland: 91 Malta: 50.08 World: 22.8 2009 Iceland: 93 Malta: 58.86 World: 25.3 2010 Iceland: 93.39 Malta: 63 World: 28.4 2011 Iceland: 94.82 Malta: 68.02 World: 30.9 2012 Iceland: 96.21 Malta: 68.2 World: 33.3 2013 Iceland: 96.55 Malta: 68.91 World: 35.3 2014 Iceland: 98.16 Malta: 73.11 World: 37.4 2015 Iceland: 98.2 Malta: 75.96 World: 39.9 2016 Iceland: 98.24 Malta: 78.08 World: 43.6 2017 Iceland: 98.26 Malta: 81.01 World: 46.3 2018 Iceland: 99.01 Malta: 81.66 World: 49.4 2019 Iceland: 99.5 Malta: 85.78 World: 53.9 2020 Iceland: 99.53 Malta: 86.86 World: 60.1 2021 Iceland: 99.69 Malta: 87.47 World: 63.8 2022 Iceland: 97.58 Malta: 91.54 World: 67 2023 Iceland: 97.95 Malta: 92.07 World: 69.2 2024 Iceland: 98.21 Malta: 93.86 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Iceland Malta
Population 392,404 2025
176th of 215		 579,704 2025
170th of 215
Population density 3.8 /km² 2023
210th of 214		 1,727.3 /km² 2023
7th of 214
Population growth 1.51 % 2025
70th of 215		 1.89 % 2025
52nd of 215
Life expectancy 82.8 years 2024
25th of 215		 83.0 years 2024
24th of 215
Fertility rate 1.56 2024
138th of 215		 1.01 2024
209th of 215
Birth rate 11.2 ‰ 2024
130th of 215		 7.7 ‰ 2024
194th of 215
Infant mortality 2.1 ‰ 2024
12th of 196		 4.7 ‰ 2024
48th of 196
Urban population 94.2 % 2025
22nd of 215		 95.7 % 2025
15th of 215
Aged 65+ 16.0 % 2025
62nd of 215		 20.5 % 2025
33rd of 215
Living in cities 54.6 % 2025
41st of 215		 68.5 % 2025
18th of 215
Living in towns 21.7 % 2025
177th of 215		 27.0 % 2025
134th of 215
Living in rural areas 23.7 % 2025
119th of 215		 4.5 % 2025
204th of 215

Human development

Indicator Iceland Malta
Human Development Index 0.972 2023
1st of 193		 0.924 2023
24th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.923 2023
1st of 169		 0.843 2023
21st of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.735 2023
42nd of 156		 0.799 2023
8th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.024 2023
7th of 172		 0.111 2023
36th of 172

Economy

Indicator Iceland Malta
GDP 38.6 bn US$ 2025
105th of 186		 27.8 bn US$ 2025
117th of 186
GDP per capita 98,323 US$ 2025
5th of 186		 47,907 US$ 2025
25th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 83,431 int. $ 2025
12th of 185		 72,210 int. $ 2025
21st of 185
GNI per capita 89,220 US$ 2025
4th of 182		 41,440 US$ 2025
25th of 182
GDP growth 1.3 % 2025
152nd of 186		 4.0 % 2025
72nd of 186
Inflation 4.1 % 2025
46th of 165		 2.4 % 2025
96th of 165
Trade 82.5 % 2025
67th of 138		 219.0 % 2025
5th of 138
Exports 40.1 % 2025
61st of 138		 119.1 % 2025
5th of 138
FDI inflows -0.5 % 2025
26th of 192		 170.1 % 2024
1st of 192
Manufacturing 8.5 % 2025
89th of 132		 5.3 % 2025
112th of 132
Agriculture 3.7 % 2025
100th of 158		 0.5 % 2025
154th of 158
Tax revenue 23.2 % 2023 24.1 % 2024
17th of 89
Government debt 80.1 % 2023
49th of 56		 -
Military spending - 0.5 % 2024
139th of 147

Labour

Indicator Iceland Malta
Unemployment 3.6 % 2025
62nd of 181		 2.9 % 2025
37th of 181
Youth unemployment 8.7 % 2025
55th of 181		 8.4 % 2025
53rd of 181
Women in the labour force 70.0 % 2025
18th of 181		 55.8 % 2025
76th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 3.6 % 2025
138th of 181		 0.9 % 2025
174th of 181
Weekly hours worked 32.4 h 2025
153rd of 181		 33.8 h 2025
145th of 181
Youth NEET rate 4.0 % 2025
5th of 181		 7.7 % 2025
18th of 181
Labour income share 63.6 % 2025
2nd of 114		 48.5 % 2025
47th of 114
Output per hour 66.4 $ 2025
25th of 181		 71.5 $ 2025
20th of 181

Health

Indicator Iceland Malta
Health spending 9.0 % 2024
49th of 192		 8.8 % 2023
47th of 192
Health spending per person 7,642 US$ 2024
7th of 191		 3,623 US$ 2023
25th of 191
Physicians 4.37 /1,000 2023
17th of 125		 4.51 /1,000 2022
14th of 125
Under-5 mortality 2.8 ‰ 2024
17th of 196		 5.3 ‰ 2024
42nd of 196
Maternal mortality 3 /100k 2023
10th of 194		 8 /100k 2023
42nd of 194
Tobacco use 9.2 % 2024
29th of 166		 24.6 % 2024
117th of 166
Safe drinking water 100.0 % 2024
3rd of 147		 99.8 % 2024
15th of 147

Food

Indicator Iceland Malta
Calories per person 3,681 kcal 2023
10th of 155		 3,407 kcal 2023
30th of 155
Protein supply 150.9 g 2022
1st of 174		 103.8 g 2022
58th of 174
Animal protein supply 105.5 g 2022
1st of 174		 59.8 g 2022
52nd of 174
Fat supply 161.9 g 2022
7th of 174		 126.7 g 2022
43rd of 174
Food insecurity 7.9 % 2024
29th of 134		 9.0 % 2024
34th of 134
Severe food insecurity 1.8 % 2024
27th of 124		 2.1 % 2024
34th of 124
Cereal import dependency 93.1 % 2022
28th of 160		 100.0 % 2022
13th of 160

Education

Indicator Iceland Malta
Secondary enrolment 108.9 % 2023 103.0 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 76.5 % 2023
34th of 128		 80.5 % 2023
23rd of 128
Education spending 7.3 % 2022 4.7 % 2022
Expected schooling 18.9 yrs 2023
10th of 195		 15.9 yrs 2023
48th of 195
Mean schooling 13.9 yrs 2023
4th of 193		 12.4 yrs 2023
33rd of 193
Literacy - 93.3 % 2011

Society

Indicator Iceland Malta
Income inequality 26.8 2019
8th of 93		 31.8 2023
16th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.1 % 2019
24th of 93		 0.4 % 2023
21st of 93
Internet use 98.2 % 2024
10th of 182		 93.9 % 2024
35th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 120.9 /100 2024
75th of 151		 142.1 /100 2024
30th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
50th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
74th of 213
Women in parliament 46.0 % 2025
9th of 184		 29.1 % 2025
81st of 184

Refugees

Indicator Iceland Malta
Refugees hosted 8,459 2025
95th of 177		 8,306 2025
96th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 21.2 ‰ 2025
22nd of 177		 15.2 ‰ 2025
33rd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 660 2025
106th of 177		 1,390 2025
95th of 177
Refugees from the country 0 2025
195th of 199		 11 2025
181st of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
195th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
156th of 199

Governance

Indicator Iceland Malta
Control of corruption 84.9 /100 2024
11th of 207		 53.3 /100 2024
80th of 207
Government effectiveness 83.3 /100 2024
15th of 205		 63.4 /100 2024
59th of 205
Rule of law 85.0 /100 2024
11th of 207		 69.5 /100 2024
52nd of 207
Regulatory quality 75.8 /100 2024
22nd of 205		 62.6 /100 2024
58th of 205
Voice and accountability 81.8 /100 2024
14th of 205		 73.0 /100 2024
43rd of 205
Political stability 86.5 /100 2024
21st of 207		 79.6 /100 2024
49th of 207

Environment

Indicator Iceland Malta
CO₂ per capita 8.52 t 2024
179th of 202		 3.18 t 2024
113th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 3.8 Mt 2024
143rd of 204		 1.7 Mt 2024
157th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
143rd of 204		 0.00 % 2024
157th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
134th of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
143rd of 204
GHG per capita 11.08 t 2024
177th of 202		 3.94 t 2024
98th of 202
Renewable energy 82.4 % 2021
12th of 211		 8.6 % 2021
154th of 211
Forest area 0.5 % 2023
199th of 212		 1.4 % 2023
191st of 212
PM2.5 exposure 4.9 µg/m³ 2023
13th of 200		 10.8 µg/m³ 2023
51st of 200
Water stress 0.4 % 2022
10th of 176		 72.6 % 2022
154th of 176
Land area 100,830 km² 2023
105th of 214		 320 km² 2023
198th of 214

Energy

Indicator Iceland Malta
Renewable electricity 100.0 % 2025
5th of 190		 17.2 % 2025
133rd of 190
Wind and solar 0.1 % 2025
172nd of 190		 16.7 % 2025
50th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
93rd of 180		 0.0 % 2025
118th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 100.0 % 2025
5th of 190		 17.2 % 2025
137th of 190
Fossil electricity 0.0 % 2025
5th of 190		 82.8 % 2025
137th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
50th of 188		 0.0 % 2025
68th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 28 g/kWh 2025
8th of 190		 480 g/kWh 2025
102nd of 190
Electricity per capita 45.86 MWh 2025
1st of 191		 5.94 MWh 2025
46th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.