Wales is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Wales and Iceland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Wales bigger than Iceland?
The total area of Wales is 20,779 sq km, and the total area of Iceland is 102,775 sq km. Wales is smaller than Iceland by 81,996 sq km. Wales is around 4.94 times smaller than Iceland.
Area of Wales: 8,023 sq mi ( 20,779 km2 )
Area of Iceland: 39,682 sq mi ( 102,775 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Wales as of 2019 was estimated to be around 3.136 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Iceland as of 13th July 2021, is 343,553.
Here is some more data comparison between Wales and Iceland.
The capital city of Wales is Cardiff, and the capital city of Iceland is Reykjavik.
Official Languages
Wales: Welsh, English
Iceland: Icelandic
Human Development Index
HDI of Wales as of 2018: 0.883
HDI of Iceland as of 2018: 0.949
Wales Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Iceland Timezone:
UTC / GMT
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Wales:
52° 18′ 0″ N, 3° 36′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Iceland:
65° 0′ 0″ N, 18° 0′ 0″ W
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