Denmark vs Iceland: GDP per capita

Denmark

65,903 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Iceland

63,196 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Denmark rank

12th

Iceland rank

15th

GDP per capita over time

Denmark
Iceland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 65,903 international-$ in 2021 prices against 63,196 international-$ in 2021 prices in Iceland, a difference of 2,706 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 12th and Iceland ranks 15th of 184 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.