Iceland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita
Iceland
177.89 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.28 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita over time
- Iceland
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 177.89 units per person against 1.28 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 176.61 units per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 139.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Iceland ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.09 units per person | 0.3281 units per person | 9.76 units per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 10.64 units per person | 0.4671 units per person | 10.18 units per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 19.43 units per person | 0.4122 units per person | 19.02 units per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 37.29 units per person | 0.1983 units per person | 37.09 units per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 62.43 units per person | 0.1424 units per person | 62.29 units per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 115.05 units per person | 0.687 units per person | 114.37 units per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 183.35 units per person | 1.36 units per person | 181.99 units per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita, Iceland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Iceland, at 177.89 units per person against 1.28 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita between Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 176.61 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve tranche position, SDR, 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 tranche position, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.