Singapore vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per square kilometre

Singapore
2.06 million units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
95.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per square kilometre over time

  • Singapore
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 2.06 million units per square kilometre against 95.49 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.06 million units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Singapore ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 4,983 units per square kilometre 4.64 units per square kilometre 4,979 units per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 19,244 units per square kilometre 16.45 units per square kilometre 19,228 units per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 127,337 units per square kilometre 12.1 units per square kilometre 127,324 units per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 383,690 units per square kilometre 7.91 units per square kilometre 383,682 units per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 437,859 units per square kilometre 7.41 units per square kilometre 437,851 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 1.21 million units per square kilometre 45.27 units per square kilometre 1.21 million units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 2.16 million units per square kilometre 97.97 units per square kilometre 2.16 million units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per square kilometre, Singapore or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Singapore, at 2.06 million units per square kilometre against 95.49 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per square kilometre between Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.06 million units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per square kilometre?
Singapore ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, 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, US dollar, 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, US dollar 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.