Iceland
Country in Northern Europe
Iceland is a country in Northern Europe, with its capital in Reykjavik. About 392,404 people live there (2025), making it the 172nd most populous of the 195 countries. At 103,000 km², it is the 106th largest country by area. It has no land borders.
Iceland at a glance
- Capital
- Reykjavik
- Population (2025)
- 392,404
- Area
- 103,000 km²
- Density
- 4 per km²
- Official language
- Icelandic
- Currency
- Icelandic króna
- People
- Icelander
- Calling code
- +354
- Internet domain
- .is
- Coast
- Surrounded by sea
Where is Iceland?
How Iceland compares
Population rank
172nd of 195
40th of 45 in Europe
Size rank
106th of 195
16th of 45 in Europe
Crowding
4 per km²
More crowded than 2% of countries
- Similar in size: South Korea (100,210 km²).
- Similar population: Bahamas (403,033).
- Iceland is the only place that uses the Icelandic króna.
- Icelandic is not an official language anywhere else.
The flag of Iceland
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: Norway is red with a blue cross edged in white; Iceland swaps them, blue with a red cross edged in white.
Would you recognise Iceland?
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How players do with Iceland
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Iceland so far, from 850 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
87% right
175th hardest of 176 · 654 answers
Its flag
76% right
63rd hardest of 145 · 62 answers
Its capital
86% right
35th hardest of 58 · 134 answers
- Players find Iceland on the map in 87% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Ireland.
- Players recognise the flag of Iceland in 76% of tries.
- Players know that the capital of Iceland is Reykjavik in 86% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
Iceland has no land borders
Iceland shares no land border with another country.
Quick quiz: Iceland
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Iceland?
That's the flag of Iceland, easy to confuse with Norway.
2. What is the capital of Iceland?
Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland.
3. Which has more people?
Iceland has about 392,404 people and the Bahamas about 403,033.
Questions about Iceland
Is Iceland a country?
Yes. Iceland is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Iceland?
The capital of Iceland is Reykjavik.
Does Iceland have any land borders?
No. Iceland is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.
How big is Iceland?
Iceland covers 103,000 km², about the same size as South Korea (100,210 km²).
Is Iceland hard to find on a map?
Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Iceland in 87% of 654 tries, 175th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Ireland.
Which flags look like the flag of Iceland?
Norway. Norway is red with a blue cross edged in white; Iceland swaps them, blue with a red cross edged in white.
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