What is the difference in sdr allocation, sdr, per capita between Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa?

1,053 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.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita

Iceland

1,072 units per person

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

18.87 units per person

in 2025

Iceland rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

2nd

SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita over time

Iceland
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1,072 units per person against 18.87 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,053 units per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 56.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Iceland ranks 4th 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	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1970s	32.2 units per person	1.19 units per person	31.01 units per person	Iceland
1980s	67.08 units per person	2.33 units per person	64.75 units per person	Iceland
1990s	61.67 units per person	1.8 units per person	59.87 units per person	Iceland
2000s	85.18 units per person	2.25 units per person	82.92 units per person	Iceland
2010s	337.28 units per person	8.71 units per person	328.57 units per person	Iceland
2020s	964.51 units per person	17.78 units per person	946.73 units per person	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sdr allocation, sdr, per capita, Iceland or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Iceland, at 1,072 units per person against 18.87 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in sdr allocation, sdr, per capita between Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 1,053 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 sdr allocation, sdr, per capita?: Iceland ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 12,362 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

SDR Allocation, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.