What is the difference in gdp per capita between Iceland and Taiwan?

1,254 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Taiwan?

73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Taiwan: GDP per capita

Iceland

63,196 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Taiwan

61,942 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Iceland rank

15th

Taiwan rank

18th

GDP per capita over time

Iceland
Taiwan

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 63,196 international-$ in 2021 prices against 61,942 international-$ in 2021 prices in Taiwan, a difference of 1,254 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 184 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	12,537 international-$ in 2021 prices	2,358 international-$ in 2021 prices	10,180 international-$ in 2021 prices	Iceland
1960s	17,628 international-$ in 2021 prices	4,003 international-$ in 2021 prices	13,625 international-$ in 2021 prices	Iceland
1970s	26,494 international-$ in 2021 prices	8,932 international-$ in 2021 prices	17,563 international-$ in 2021 prices	Iceland
1980s	36,405 international-$ in 2021 prices	17,006 international-$ in 2021 prices	19,399 international-$ in 2021 prices	Iceland
1990s	39,965 international-$ in 2021 prices	31,543 international-$ in 2021 prices	8,422 international-$ in 2021 prices	Iceland
2000s	48,204 international-$ in 2021 prices	42,455 international-$ in 2021 prices	5,748 international-$ in 2021 prices	Iceland
2010s	52,186 international-$ in 2021 prices	49,884 international-$ in 2021 prices	2,302 international-$ in 2021 prices	Iceland
2020s	58,718 international-$ in 2021 prices	59,483 international-$ in 2021 prices	764.92 international-$ in 2021 prices	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Iceland or Taiwan?: Iceland, at 63,196 international-$ in 2021 prices against 61,942 international-$ in 2021 prices in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Iceland and Taiwan?: 1,254 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Taiwan?: 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Taiwan rank globally for gdp per capita?: Iceland ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 27 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.