Reykjavík

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#483

Global Rank

5.1

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

78.7%


Share

Iceland • Europe • Language power • Time zone Atlantic/Reykjavik UTC+0 (GMT)

Population
261K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
325 km² (125 mi²)
Density
805/km² (2,086/mi²)
GAWC class
12

Primary city Reykjavík

State / province Höfuðborgarsvæði

Language Icelandic

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National Capital

National capital of Iceland

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Largest City

Largest metro area in Iceland

Reykjavík metro area

64.15, -21.93
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Airport Score, Total Teams, Cultural Events.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

8 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams8 teams

Football/Soccer • Iceland

KR Reykjavík

Reykjavík • Level: 1

27 titles22 cupsDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • Iceland

Valur Reykjavík

Reykjavík • Level: 1

23 titles16 cupsDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • Iceland

Fram Reykjavík

Reykjavík • Level: 1

18 titles8 cupsDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • Iceland

Vikingur

Reykjavík • Level: 1

8 titles4 cupsDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • Iceland

Keflavik ÍF

Reykjavík • Level: 1

4 titles4 cupsDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • Iceland

FH Hafnarfjördur

Hafnarfjördur • Level: 1

8 titles9 cupsDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • Iceland

Breiðablik UBK

Reykjavík • Level: 1

3 titles4 cupsDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • Iceland

Stjarnan FC

Reykjavík • Level: 1

Championship History

91 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Reykjavík, across all sports, newest first. 91 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Vikingur
2025
Breiðablik UBK
2024
Vikingur
2023
Breiðablik UBK
2022
Vikingur
2021
Valur Reykjavík
2020
KR Reykjavík
2019
Valur Reykjavík
2018
Valur Reykjavík
2017
FH Hafnarfjördur
2016
FH Hafnarfjördur
2015
Stjarnan FC
2014

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Eyjafjallajökull Eruption (2010)

Reykjavík • Historical Event

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks1 item

Thingvellir NP

Thingvellir • Park/Garden

Languages of Reykjavík

Icelandic first in Höfuðborgarsvæði; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoIcelandic
AdministrativeIcelandic
NationalIcelandic

Höfuðborgarsvæði on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Reykjavík

#110 by artist origin · combined 22.3 (US 0 / UK 0.5) · signature decade 1990s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Björk

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#652

University of Iceland

Reykjavík, Iceland

Notable Infrastructure

Airport2 entries

Keflavik International Airport

Reykjavík • 3 - International

Reykjavík Airport

Reykjavík • 4 - Regional