| Ranking | Estonia | Iceland | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries with the highest energy use per person2026-11-02 | #43 · 37.19 MWh | #1 · 206.92 MWh | Iceland by 42 |
| Countries with the highest egg yields per hen2026-11-02 | #3 · 20.35 kilograms per bird | #1 · 21.74 kilograms per bird | Iceland by 2 |
| Countries with the most mental health units in general hospitals2026-11-02 | #16 · 0.68 per 100,000 people | #1 · 4.54 per 100,000 people | Iceland by 15 |
| Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person2026-11-02 | #48 · 9,422.91 cubic metres per person | #1 · 445.0k cubic metres per person | Iceland by 47 |
| Countries with the highest electricity use per person2026-11-02 | #33 · 6,161.11 kWh per person | #1 · 47.5k kWh per person | Iceland by 32 |
| Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals2026-11-02 | #2 · 94.19 % | #12 · 71.15 % | Estonia by 10 |
| Countries with the highest happiness scores2026-11-02 | #45 · 6.41 score (0-10) | #2 · 7.54 score (0-10) | Iceland by 43 |
| Countries using the most coal energy per person2026-11-02 | #2 · 19.0k kWh per person | #30 · 2,306.03 kWh per person | Estonia by 28 |
| Countries with the highest plug-in hybrid share of car sales2026-11-02 | #12 · 10.48 % | #2 · 20.67 % | Iceland by 10 |
| Countries getting the largest share of their calories from animal protein2026-11-02 | #17 · 9.12 % | #2 · 11.57 % | Iceland by 15 |
| Countries with the most nurses and midwives per 1,000 people2026-11-02 | #47 · 6.66 per 1,000 people | #3 · 15.86 per 1,000 people | Iceland by 44 |
| Countries with the highest opioid use death rates2026-11-02 | #7 · 3.51 per 100,000 people | #4 · 5.66 per 100,000 people | Iceland by 3 |
| Countries with the highest electric car sales share2026-11-02 | #28 · 17 % | #4 · 62 % | Iceland by 24 |
| Countries with the highest healthy life expectancy at birth2026-11-02 | #37 · 66.74 years | #4 · 71.37 years | Iceland by 33 |
| Countries with the highest drug-related death rates2026-11-02 | #10 · 4.53 per 100,000 people | #4 · 8.29 per 100,000 people | Iceland by 6 |
| Countries with the highest share of adults with some secondary education2026-11-02 | #12 · 98.69 % | #4 · 99.65 % | Iceland by 8 |
| Countries with the highest cocaine-related death rates2026-11-02 | #45 · 0.09 per 100,000 people | #4 · 0.55 per 100,000 people | Iceland by 41 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from mental and substance use disorders2026-11-02 | #5 · 23.04 per 100,000 people | #15 · 12.26 per 100,000 people | Estonia by 10 |
| Countries with the highest alcohol-related death rates2026-11-02 | #5 · 17.73 per 100,000 people | #40 · 3.48 per 100,000 people | Estonia by 35 |
| Countries with the highest share of people using safely managed drinking water2026-11-02 | #33 · 98.94 % | #5 · 100 % | Iceland by 28 |
| Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (lower sec.)2026-11-02 | #5 · 86.19 % | #44 · 60.29 % | Estonia by 39 |
| Countries with the highest share of births outside marriage2026-11-02 | #13 · 53.79 % | #5 · 69.4 % | Iceland by 8 |
| Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.)2026-11-02 | #5 · 85.03 % | #37 · 65.88 % | Estonia by 32 |
| Countries with the most registered vehicles per 1,000 people2026-11-02 | #23 · 657.4 per 1,000 people | #6 · 862.71 per 1,000 people | Iceland by 17 |
| Countries with the highest share of adults with tertiary education2026-11-02 | #19 · 32.5 % | #6 · 51.4 % | Iceland by 13 |
| Countries with the highest income per person2026-11-02 | #48 · 32.3k US$ | #6 · 89.2k US$ | Iceland by 42 |
| Countries spending the most on health per person2026-10-28 | #34 · 2,437.84 US$ | #7 · 7,641.57 US$ | Iceland by 27 |
| Countries with the oldest liberal democracies2026-10-29 | #25 · 30 years | #7 · 82 years | Iceland by 18 |
| Countries with the highest share of rural people with basic drinking water2026-11-02 | #8 · 100 % | #15 · 100 % | Estonia by 7 |
| Countries with the most adults who drank alcohol in the last year2026-11-02 | #24 · 74.25 % | #8 · 79.2 % | Iceland by 16 |
| Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth2026-11-02 | #37 · 77.13 years | #10 · 82.58 years | Iceland by 27 |
| Countries with the highest share of people using the internet2026-11-02 | #43 · 92.24 % | #10 · 98.21 % | Iceland by 33 |
| Countries with the most internet users (share of population)2026-10-28 | #47 · 92.24 % of population | #11 · 98.21 % of population | Iceland by 36 |
| Countries with the highest government procurement spending2026-11-02 | #15 · 14.91 % of GDP | #11 · 15.49 % of GDP | Iceland by 4 |
| Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs2026-11-02 | #11 · 78.3 % | #44 · 22.6 % | Estonia by 33 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person2026-11-02 | #12 · 3.34 tonnes per person | #20 · 2.21 tonnes per person | Estonia by 8 |
| Countries with the highest share of people living in the capital city2026-11-02 | #32 · 32.43 % | #12 · 53.96 % | Iceland by 20 |
| Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources2026-11-02 | #12 · 100 % | #23 · 100 % | Estonia by 11 |
| Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone2026-11-02 | #45 · 95.9 % | #12 · 98.7 % | Iceland by 33 |
| Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate2026-11-01 | #13 · 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people | #21 · 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Estonia by 8 |
| Countries with the most researchers per million people2026-11-02 | #25 · 4,800.44 per million people | #13 · 5,952.52 per million people | Iceland by 12 |
| Countries with the highest pancreatic cancer death rates2026-11-02 | #13 · 8.47 per 100,000 people | #47 · 6.05 per 100,000 people | Estonia by 34 |
| Richest countries by GDP per person (PPP)2026-10-29 | #49 · 52.1k current international $ | #14 · 83.4k current international $ | Iceland by 35 |
| Countries spending the most on research as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #21 · 1.84 % of GDP | #14 · 2.64 % of GDP | Iceland by 7 |
| Countries with the most arable land per person2026-10-31 | #15 · 0.52 hectares per person | #30 · 0.31 hectares per person | Estonia by 15 |
| Countries with the highest income per person, adjusted for prices2026-11-02 | #47 · 51.4k international $ | #15 · 83.3k international $ | Iceland by 32 |
| Countries by net capital account2026-10-28 | #21 · 980.86 BoP, current US$ million | #16 · 1,289.17 BoP, current US$ million | Iceland by 5 |
| Countries with the highest share of adults with post-secondary education2026-11-02 | #18 · 49.53 % | #21 · 46.91 % | Estonia by 3 |
| Countries that drink the most beer per person2026-11-01 | #19 · 4.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | #21 · 4.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Estonia by 2 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from transport per person2026-11-02 | #37 · 1,806.62 tonnes per person | #19 · 2,425.44 tonnes per person | Iceland by 18 |
| Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person2026-11-02 | #19 · 10.68 litres of pure alcohol per person | #49 · 7.94 litres of pure alcohol per person | Estonia by 30 |
| Countries with the highest government revenues as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #20 · 38.31 % of GDP | #42 · 31.45 % of GDP | Estonia by 22 |
| Countries with the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree2026-11-02 | #26 · 32.94 % of population 25+ | #21 · 34.46 % of population 25+ | Iceland by 5 |
| Countries with the most doctors per 1,000 people2026-11-02 | #46 · 3.47 per 1,000 people | #21 · 4.37 per 1,000 people | Iceland by 25 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from Parkinson's disease2026-11-02 | #41 · 7.16 per 100,000 people | #22 · 10.34 per 100,000 people | Iceland by 19 |
| Countries with the highest fossil CO2 emissions per person2026-11-02 | #49 · 6.73 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | #22 · 10.46 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | Iceland by 27 |
| Countries spending the most on public health as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #42 · 5.66 % of GDP | #22 · 7.28 % of GDP | Iceland by 20 |
| Countries with the highest government health spending as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #42 · 5.66 % of GDP | #22 · 7.28 % of GDP | Iceland by 20 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person including land use2026-11-02 | #50 · 5.95 tonnes per person | #22 · 10.57 tonnes per person | Iceland by 28 |
| Countries by foreign direct investment, net2026-10-28 | #24 · 1,138.83 BoP, current US$ million | #36 · 176.44 BoP, current US$ million | Estonia by 12 |
| Countries with the highest government spending as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #24 · 37.69 % of GDP | #50 · 32.05 % of GDP | Estonia by 26 |
| Countries with the highest bank lending to the private sector as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #50 · 60.53 % of GDP | #25 · 88.65 % of GDP | Iceland by 25 |
| Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions per person2026-11-02 | #29 · 7.76 t CO2e per person | #25 · 8.52 t CO2e per person | Iceland by 4 |
| Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates2026-11-02 | #25 · 12.1 per 100,000 people | #37 · 10.47 per 100,000 people | Estonia by 12 |
| Countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person2026-11-02 | #42 · 8.91 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | #25 · 12.85 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | Iceland by 17 |
| Countries with the highest GDP per person employed2026-11-02 | #49 · 82.2k international dollars | #26 · 114.3k international dollars | Iceland by 23 |
| Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate2026-10-31 | #28 · 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | #26 · 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland by 2 |
| Countries using the most potash fertilizer per person2026-11-02 | #26 · 5.94 kg per person | #30 · 5.03 kg per person | Estonia by 4 |
| Countries by trade in services2026-10-28 | #26 · 59.34 % of GDP | #50 · 36.81 % of GDP | Estonia by 24 |
| Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports2026-11-02 | #30 · 0.51 % | #45 · 0.24 % | Estonia by 15 |
| Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity2026-11-02 | #32 · 100 % | #45 · 100 % | Estonia by 13 |
| Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people2026-10-29 | #43 · 35.35 per 100 people | #34 · 37.52 per 100 people | Iceland by 9 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from other industry2026-11-02 | #41 · 59.68 thousand tonnes | #43 · 13.11 thousand tonnes | Estonia by 2 |
| Countries with the highest share of students from abroad2026-11-02 | #46 · 9.77 % | #41 · 10.3 % | Iceland by 5 |
History
Rank history in Countries with the highest energy use per person
Chart data as a table
| Name | 2026-10-28 | 2026-10-29 | 2026-11-02 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Head to head
Estonia vs Iceland, explained
Estonia vs Iceland, head to head across 74 shared rankings. Estonia ranks higher in 25, Iceland ranks higher in 49. On that count Iceland comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.
Ranking by ranking: in Countries with the highest energy use per person, Estonia is #43 with 37.19 MWh and Iceland is #1 with 206.92 MWh (Iceland ahead by 42); in Countries with the highest egg yields per hen, Estonia is #3 with 20.35 kilograms per bird and Iceland is #1 with 21.74 kilograms per bird (Iceland ahead by 2); in Countries with the most mental health units in general hospitals, Estonia is #16 with 0.68 per 100,000 people and Iceland is #1 with 4.54 per 100,000 people (Iceland ahead by 15); in Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person, Estonia is #48 with 9,422.91 cubic metres per person and Iceland is #1 with 445.0k cubic metres per person (Iceland ahead by 47); in Countries with the highest electricity use per person, Estonia is #33 with 6,161.11 kWh per person and Iceland is #1 with 47.5k kWh per person (Iceland ahead by 32); in Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals, Estonia is #2 with 94.19 % and Iceland is #12 with 71.15 % (Estonia ahead by 10).
Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, Estonia or Iceland?
- Iceland ranks higher in more shared rankings (49 of 74). In Countries with the highest energy use per person, Estonia is #43 and Iceland is #1.
- In how many rankings do Estonia and Iceland both appear?
- 74 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.