Which has higher number of deaths, Iceland or Qatar?

Qatar, at 2,772 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Iceland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Qatar?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Qatar: Number of deaths

Iceland

2,613 deaths

in 2023

Qatar

2,772 deaths

in 2023

Iceland rank

178th

Qatar rank

176th

Number of deaths over time

Iceland
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 2,772 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Iceland, a difference of 159 deaths.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 178th and Qatar ranks 176th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,140 deaths	405 deaths	735.2 deaths	Iceland
1960s	1,324 deaths	565.1 deaths	758.5 deaths	Iceland
1970s	1,457 deaths	861.2 deaths	595.9 deaths	Iceland
1980s	1,659 deaths	949.8 deaths	709.4 deaths	Iceland
1990s	1,819 deaths	1,032 deaths	787.1 deaths	Iceland
2000s	1,882 deaths	1,481 deaths	401.4 deaths	Iceland
2010s	2,156 deaths	2,280 deaths	123.7 deaths	Qatar
2020s	2,524 deaths	2,846 deaths	321.5 deaths	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Iceland or Qatar?: Qatar, at 2,772 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Iceland and Qatar?: 159 deaths, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Qatar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Qatar rank globally for number of deaths?: Iceland ranks 178th and Qatar ranks 176th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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