Iceland is about 1.7 times bigger than Svalbard.

Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, while Iceland is approximately 103,000 sq km, making Iceland 66% larger than Svalbard. Meanwhile, the population of Svalbard is ~2,926 people (354,677 more people live in Iceland).
This to-scale comparison of Svalbard vs. Iceland uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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