Iceland vs Vanuatu
Iceland has 1.2× the population of Vanuatu: 392,404 vs 335,169, a gap of 57,235. Vanuatu is growing faster (+2.23% vs +1.51% a year), adding about 7,475 people a year against +5,943. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Vanuatu would overtake Iceland in about 22 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2047) — a projection, not a forecast. Iceland is the older society: 16.0% aged 65+ against 4.4% in Vanuatu, while Vanuatu has more children (38.0% under 15 vs 17.5%). Vanuatu is 6.9× as densely populated (26.3 vs 3.8 people per km²). People in Iceland live 11.2 years longer on average (82.8 vs 71.7). GDP per capita is 24.3× higher in Iceland ($98,323 vs $4,039).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Iceland) and 2025 (Vanuatu); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Iceland vs Vanuatu — side by side
 Iceland |  Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 392,4042025 | 335,1692025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +1.51%2025 | +2.23%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 11.22024 | 27.72024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 6.82024 | 5.02024 |
| Children per woman | 1.562024 | 3.572024 |
| Life expectancy | 82.8 yrs2024 | 71.7 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.5%2025 | 38.0%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 16.0%2025 | 4.4%2025 |
| Density | 3.8 /km²2023 | 26.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 103,000 km²2023 | 12,190 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 94.2%2025 | 22.3%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +2,7092025 | -522025 |
| GDP per capita | $98,3232025 | $4,0392025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #176 | #177 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Iceland: 2.2× from 1960 to 2025; Vanuatu: 5.2× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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