Denmark vs Iceland: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Denmark
17,788 US dollar per person
in 2025
Iceland
19,707 US dollar per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
6th
Iceland rank
5th
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita over time
- Denmark
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 19,707 US dollar per person against 17,788 US dollar per person in Denmark, a difference of 1,919 US dollar per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.
Denmark ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 5th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,641 US dollar per person | 1,556 US dollar per person | 1,085 US dollar per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6,582 US dollar per person | 5,398 US dollar per person | 1,184 US dollar per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 13,356 US dollar per person | 17,645 US dollar per person | 4,289 US dollar per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 15,281 US dollar per person | 17,211 US dollar per person | 1,930 US dollar per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita, Denmark or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 19,707 US dollar per person against 17,788 US dollar per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita between Denmark and Iceland?
- 1,919 US dollar per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 5th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.