Country size comparison
compared to
United Kingdom is about 2.4 times bigger than Iceland.
Iceland is approximately 103,000 sq km, while United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, making United Kingdom 137% larger than Iceland. Meanwhile, the population of Iceland is ~357,603 people (67.4 million more people live in United Kingdom).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Iceland is 43.0% more expensive than United Kingdom overall
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Moving from United Kingdom to Iceland · OECD 2023
139 people moved from United Kingdom to Iceland.
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