Denmark vs Iceland: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita
Denmark
8,720 current US$ per person
in 2025
Iceland
9,894 current US$ per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
4th
Iceland rank
2nd
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita over time
- Denmark
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 9,894 current US$ per person against 8,720 current US$ per person in Denmark, a difference of 1,174 current US$ per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,829 current US$ per person | 3,999 current US$ per person | 829.8 current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6,663 current US$ per person | 5,913 current US$ per person | 749.47 current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 7,855 current US$ per person | 5,982 current US$ per person | 1,873 current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 8,265 current US$ per person | 8,115 current US$ per person | 149.37 current US$ per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita, Denmark or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 9,894 current US$ per person against 8,720 current US$ per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita between Denmark and Iceland?
- 1,174 current US$ per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.