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
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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About this data
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.