Iraq vs Korea: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita
Iraq
227.21 SDR per person
in 2024
Korea
207.22 SDR per person
in 2025
Iraq rank
50th
Korea rank
53rd
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita over time
- Iraq
- Korea
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 227.21 SDR per person against 207.22 SDR per person in Korea, a difference of 19.99 SDR per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 50th and Korea ranks 53rd of 159 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.11 SDR per person | 0.0963 SDR per person | 15.02 SDR per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 45.35 SDR per person | 0.6845 SDR per person | 44.67 SDR per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 140.92 SDR per person | 3.62 SDR per person | 137.3 SDR per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.1 SDR per person | 4.42 SDR per person | 1.31 SDR per person | Korea |
| 2010s | 48.13 SDR per person | 50.63 SDR per person | 2.5 SDR per person | Korea |
| 2020s | 140.65 SDR per person | 97.51 SDR per person | 43.14 SDR per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita, Iraq or Korea?
- Iraq, at 227.21 SDR per person against 207.22 SDR per person in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between Iraq and Korea?
- 19.99 SDR per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Korea?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Korea rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
- Iraq ranks 50th and Korea ranks 53rd of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.