What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Iceland and United States?

0 units per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs United States: Urban population, per unit of GDP

Iceland

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

United States

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Iceland rank

202nd

United States rank

203rd

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

Iceland
United States

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in United States, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 202nd and United States ranks 203rd of 214 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Iceland or United States?: Iceland, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Iceland and United States?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iceland and United States rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?: Iceland ranks 202nd and United States ranks 203rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.