Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre

Kuwait
1.77 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
1.89 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
17th
United Arab Emirates rank
14th

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

  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.89 million SDR per square kilometre against 1.77 million SDR per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 123,270 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 58,154 SDR per square kilometre 9,559 SDR per square kilometre 48,595 SDR per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 181,120 SDR per square kilometre 33,846 SDR per square kilometre 147,274 SDR per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 143,608 SDR per square kilometre 71,724 SDR per square kilometre 71,884 SDR per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 414,887 SDR per square kilometre 242,296 SDR per square kilometre 172,591 SDR per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 1.10 million SDR per square kilometre 724,088 SDR per square kilometre 372,716 SDR per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 1.74 million SDR per square kilometre 1.38 million SDR per square kilometre 357,093 SDR per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1.89 million SDR per square kilometre against 1.77 million SDR per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
123,270 SDR per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
50 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 14th 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.