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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Iceland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

Denmark

0 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Iceland

0 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Denmark rank

195th

Iceland rank

198th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time

Denmark
Iceland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0 people per US$ of GDP against 0 people per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Denmark ranks 195th and Iceland ranks 198th of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Iceland
1970s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Iceland
1980s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Denmark
1990s	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2000s	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2010s	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2020s	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp, Denmark or Iceland?: Denmark, at 0 people per US$ of GDP against 0 people per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Denmark and Iceland?: 0 people per US$ of GDP, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?: Denmark ranks 195th and Iceland ranks 198th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit: people per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.