Iceland vs Norway: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita

Iceland
19,707 US dollar per person
in 2025
Norway
15,245 US dollar per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
5th
Norway rank
8th

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 19,707 US dollar per person against 15,245 US dollar per person in Norway, a difference of 4,462 US dollar per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Norway ahead.

Iceland ranks 5th and Norway ranks 8th of 169 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 1,255 US dollar per person 3,208 US dollar per person 1,953 US dollar per person Norway
1990s 1,709 US dollar per person 3,702 US dollar per person 1,993 US dollar per person Norway
2000s 5,398 US dollar per person 9,435 US dollar per person 4,037 US dollar per person Norway
2010s 17,645 US dollar per person 11,606 US dollar per person 6,039 US dollar per person Iceland
2020s 17,211 US dollar per person 14,542 US dollar per person 2,670 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, Iceland or Norway?
Iceland, at 19,707 US dollar per person against 15,245 US dollar per person in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita between Iceland and Norway?
4,462 US dollar per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
36 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
Iceland ranks 5th and Norway ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Unit
US dollar per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,399 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.