What is the size of Iceland?
Iceland covers an area of 103,000 km². This Nordic island is slightly smaller than England and represents roughly one-fifth of mainland France's size.
Iceland's figures
With its 103,000 km², Iceland ranks as the 18th largest island in the world. To better visualize this area:
- It is equivalent to approximately one-fifth of France (which is 550,000 km²)
- It is slightly smaller than England (130,000 km²)
- It is nearly three times the size of Belgium (30,000 km²)
- It exceeds the area of Portugal (92,000 km²)
An island with surprising dimensions
Iceland measures approximately 480 km long from east to west and 300 km wide from north to south. Despite this considerable area, the island has only 370,000 inhabitants, making it one of the least densely populated countries in Europe with only 3.6 inhabitants per km².