Greece vs South Africa: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre

Greece
24,141 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
29,124 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
114th
South Africa rank
112th

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre over time

  • Greece
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 29,124 SDR per square kilometre against 24,141 SDR per square kilometre in Greece, a difference of 4,983 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

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

Greece ranks 114th and South Africa ranks 112th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1,279 SDR per square kilometre 102.49 SDR per square kilometre 1,177 SDR per square kilometre Greece
1970s 5,045 SDR per square kilometre 241.59 SDR per square kilometre 4,804 SDR per square kilometre Greece
1980s 10,007 SDR per square kilometre 354.8 SDR per square kilometre 9,653 SDR per square kilometre Greece
1990s 62,717 SDR per square kilometre 1,436 SDR per square kilometre 61,281 SDR per square kilometre Greece
2000s 18,307 SDR per square kilometre 9,252 SDR per square kilometre 9,055 SDR per square kilometre Greece
2010s 6,145 SDR per square kilometre 23,405 SDR per square kilometre 17,260 SDR per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 21,966 SDR per square kilometre 27,168 SDR per square kilometre 5,202 SDR per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre, Greece or South Africa?
South Africa, at 29,124 SDR per square kilometre against 24,141 SDR per square kilometre in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre between Greece and South Africa?
4,983 SDR per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and South Africa rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
Greece ranks 114th and South Africa ranks 112th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre
Unit
SDR per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 8,926 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (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.