Japan vs Kuwait: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre
Japan
114,683 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
219,017 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
16th
Kuwait rank
13th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 219,017 SDR per square kilometre against 114,683 SDR per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 104,334 SDR per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 16th and Kuwait ranks 13th of 159 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 913.94 SDR per square kilometre | 4,221 SDR per square kilometre | 3,307 SDR per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 7,989 SDR per square kilometre | 22,610 SDR per square kilometre | 14,621 SDR per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 22,978 SDR per square kilometre | 49,374 SDR per square kilometre | 26,396 SDR per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 16,130 SDR per square kilometre | 34,576 SDR per square kilometre | 18,446 SDR per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 25,734 SDR per square kilometre | 54,319 SDR per square kilometre | 28,586 SDR per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 61,811 SDR per square kilometre | 130,449 SDR per square kilometre | 68,638 SDR per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 100,491 SDR per square kilometre | 196,352 SDR per square kilometre | 95,861 SDR per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre, Japan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 219,017 SDR per square kilometre against 114,683 SDR per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre between Japan and Kuwait?
- 104,334 SDR per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 16th and Kuwait ranks 13th 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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About this data
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.