Denmark vs Iceland: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Denmark
13,399 SDR per person
in 2025
Iceland
12,597 SDR per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
8th
Iceland rank
9th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Denmark
- Iceland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 13,399 SDR per person against 12,597 SDR per person in Iceland, a difference of 802 SDR per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 9th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.28 SDR per person | 172.38 SDR per person | 107.11 SDR per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 188.04 SDR per person | 309.64 SDR per person | 121.6 SDR per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 760.56 SDR per person | 750.78 SDR per person | 9.79 SDR per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1,663 SDR per person | 1,073 SDR per person | 589.99 SDR per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 4,147 SDR per person | 3,390 SDR per person | 756.82 SDR per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 8,460 SDR per person | 11,573 SDR per person | 3,114 SDR per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 10,822 SDR per person | 11,151 SDR per person | 328.44 SDR per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Denmark or Iceland?
- Denmark, at 13,399 SDR per person against 12,597 SDR per person in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Denmark and Iceland?
- 802 SDR per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 9th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.