Country size comparison
compared to
Iceland is about 1.2 times bigger than United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, while Iceland is approximately 103,000 sq km, making Iceland 23% larger than United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the population of United Arab Emirates is ~9.9 million people (9.6 million fewer people live in Iceland).
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