Japan vs Portugal: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre

Japan
114,683 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
206,434 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
16th
Portugal rank
14th

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

  • Japan
  • Portugal
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 206,434 SDR per square kilometre against 114,683 SDR per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 91,751 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.8 times Japan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 14th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 913.94 SDR per square kilometre 7,009 SDR per square kilometre 6,095 SDR per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 7,989 SDR per square kilometre 35,710 SDR per square kilometre 27,721 SDR per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 22,978 SDR per square kilometre 76,384 SDR per square kilometre 53,406 SDR per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 16,315 SDR per square kilometre 44,674 SDR per square kilometre 28,359 SDR per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 25,734 SDR per square kilometre 59,058 SDR per square kilometre 33,324 SDR per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 61,811 SDR per square kilometre 122,945 SDR per square kilometre 61,134 SDR per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 100,491 SDR per square kilometre 185,050 SDR per square kilometre 84,558 SDR per square kilometre Portugal

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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 206,434 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 Portugal?
91,751 SDR per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 14th 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.