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Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. It is Europe's westernmost and most sparsely populated country.
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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.2 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.4
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 1 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Reykjavik
- Population
- 391,810 inh.
- Area
- 103,000 km²
- Currency
- ISK
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Halla Tómasdóttir
Head of Government
Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir
Government in office 10 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (Iceland)
Bjarni Benediktsson
ministre de la Justice et des Affaires ecclésiastiques
Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir
Minister of Education and Children (Iceland)
Ásmundur Einar Daðason
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation (Iceland)
Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir
ministre de la Santé
Willum Þór Þórsson
Minister of Culture and Business Affairs (Iceland)
Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir
Minister of Infrastructure (Iceland)
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
ministre de l'Environnement et des Ressources naturelles
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
ministre de la Pêche et de l'Agriculture
Svandís Svavarsdóttir
Parliament
Althing
63 seats
Chair Steingrímur J. Sigfússon
Inception 1918
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
39 G$
GDP / capita
98,323 $
Growth
1.3 %
Inflation
4.1 %
Unemployment
3.6 %
Debt / GDP
80.1 %
Life expectancy
82.8 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.81/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
95/100
Corruption (CPI)
77/100
Press freedom (RSF)
83/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
7 Md$
Imports
9 Md$
Balance
-2 Md$
Top exports
- 36% Aluminium
- 31% Poisson
Top imports
- 11% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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Pays-Bas
24%
-
Royaume-Uni
11%
Import partners
-
Norvège
11%
-
États-Unis
11%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
86%
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GBR
91%
-
FRA
95%
-
DEU
95%
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RUS
12%
-
CHN
22%
Abstention: 8%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2026-08-29
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.972/1
Gini
26.8
Refugees hosted
8,459
National anthem
Lofsöngur
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- EFTA
- Nordic Council
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,906 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,202, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2019 · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)