Denmark vs Iceland: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Denmark

5.5%

in 2023

Iceland

5.0%

in 2023

Denmark rank

162nd

Iceland rank

165th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Denmark currently reports 5.5% against 5.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 162nd and Iceland ranks 165th of 166 countries.

Indicator: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities
Unit: %
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 2,131 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Percentage difference between the IHDI value and the HDI value.