Japan vs United Kingdom: Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per square kilometre

Japan
21,663 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
22,422 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
15th

Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 22,422 units per square kilometre against 21,663 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 759 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 754.73 units per square kilometre 455.53 units per square kilometre 299.2 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 2,480 units per square kilometre 307.01 units per square kilometre 2,173 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 5,440 units per square kilometre 6,150 units per square kilometre 709.93 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 15,432 units per square kilometre 7,908 units per square kilometre 7,524 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 9,131 units per square kilometre 10,998 units per square kilometre 1,867 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 23,081 units per square kilometre 18,533 units per square kilometre 4,548 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 21,575 units per square kilometre 21,718 units per square kilometre 142.7 units per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve position in the imf, sdr, per square kilometre, Japan or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 22,422 units per square kilometre against 21,663 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, sdr, per square kilometre between Japan and United Kingdom?
759 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for reserve position in the imf, sdr, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Reserve position in the IMF, 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.