Malawi vs Tanzania: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre

Malawi
4,306 SDR per square kilometre
in 2020
Tanzania
4,010 SDR per square kilometre
in 2018
Malawi rank
147th
Tanzania rank
148th

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

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
02.0k4.0k6.0k196519922020

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4,306 SDR per square kilometre against 4,010 SDR per square kilometre in Tanzania, a difference of 296 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 147th and Tanzania ranks 148th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 217.12 SDR per square kilometre 74.57 SDR per square kilometre 142.55 SDR per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 446.36 SDR per square kilometre 93.61 SDR per square kilometre 352.75 SDR per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 462.1 SDR per square kilometre 29.52 SDR per square kilometre 432.58 SDR per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 1,019 SDR per square kilometre 310.51 SDR per square kilometre 708.94 SDR per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 1,266 SDR per square kilometre 1,605 SDR per square kilometre 339.41 SDR per square kilometre Tanzania
2010s 3,703 SDR per square kilometre 3,322 SDR per square kilometre 381.04 SDR per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre, Malawi or Tanzania?
Malawi, at 4,306 SDR per square kilometre against 4,010 SDR per square kilometre in Tanzania as of 2020.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre between Malawi and Tanzania?
296 SDR per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 147th and Tanzania ranks 148th 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.