Iceland vs Norway: Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita

Iceland
14,384 SDR per person
in 2025
Norway
11,126 SDR per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
10th
Norway rank
13th

Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 14,384 SDR per person against 11,126 SDR per person in Norway, a difference of 3,258 SDR per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Iceland ranks 10th and Norway ranks 13th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 187.73 SDR per person 124.72 SDR per person 63.02 SDR per person Iceland
1970s 341.31 SDR per person 427.75 SDR per person 86.44 SDR per person Norway
1980s 782.01 SDR per person 2,065 SDR per person 1,283 SDR per person Norway
1990s 1,121 SDR per person 3,169 SDR per person 2,048 SDR per person Norway
2000s 3,562 SDR per person 6,272 SDR per person 2,710 SDR per person Norway
2010s 12,202 SDR per person 7,940 SDR per person 4,263 SDR per person Iceland
2020s 12,606 SDR per person 10,657 SDR per person 1,949 SDR per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves (gold at national valuation) (sdr), per capita, Iceland or Norway?
Iceland, at 14,384 SDR per person against 11,126 SDR per person in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in total reserves (gold at national valuation) (sdr), per capita between Iceland and Norway?
3,258 SDR per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for total reserves (gold at national valuation) (sdr), per capita?
Iceland ranks 10th and Norway ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita
Unit
SDR per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,443 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.