Malta vs United States: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre (reserves)

Malta
43,233 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
43,944 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
28th
United States rank
26th

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre (reserves) over time

  • Malta
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 43,944 SDR per square kilometre against 43,233 SDR per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 711 SDR per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Malta ranks 28th and United States ranks 26th of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta United States Difference Ahead
1960s 9,343 SDR per square kilometre 1,562 SDR per square kilometre 7,781 SDR per square kilometre Malta
1970s 146,586 SDR per square kilometre 3,942 SDR per square kilometre 142,644 SDR per square kilometre Malta
1980s 476,229 SDR per square kilometre 9,953 SDR per square kilometre 466,276 SDR per square kilometre Malta
1990s 57,357 SDR per square kilometre 7,016 SDR per square kilometre 50,341 SDR per square kilometre Malta
2000s 7,698 SDR per square kilometre 10,892 SDR per square kilometre 3,194 SDR per square kilometre United States
2010s 20,063 SDR per square kilometre 26,179 SDR per square kilometre 6,116 SDR per square kilometre United States
2020s 22,139 SDR per square kilometre 39,396 SDR per square kilometre 17,258 SDR per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre, Malta or United States?
United States, at 43,944 SDR per square kilometre against 43,233 SDR per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre between Malta and United States?
711 SDR per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malta and United States rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 28th and United States ranks 26th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre
Unit
SDR per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 7,311 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.