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

Australia
3,963 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
4,306 SDR per square kilometre
in 2020
Australia rank
149th
Malawi rank
147th

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

  • Australia
  • Malawi
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4,306 SDR per square kilometre against 3,963 SDR per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 343 SDR per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malawi ahead.

Australia ranks 149th and Malawi ranks 147th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 128.92 SDR per square kilometre 224.29 SDR per square kilometre 95.37 SDR per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 310.06 SDR per square kilometre 446.36 SDR per square kilometre 136.3 SDR per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 769.16 SDR per square kilometre 462.1 SDR per square kilometre 307.06 SDR per square kilometre Australia
1990s 1,271 SDR per square kilometre 1,019 SDR per square kilometre 252.02 SDR per square kilometre Australia
2000s 2,619 SDR per square kilometre 1,266 SDR per square kilometre 1,354 SDR per square kilometre Australia
2010s 3,871 SDR per square kilometre 3,979 SDR per square kilometre 108 SDR per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 2,900 SDR per square kilometre 4,306 SDR per square kilometre 1,406 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, Australia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 4,306 SDR per square kilometre against 3,963 SDR per square kilometre in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre between Australia and Malawi?
343 SDR per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malawi?
56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
How do Australia and Malawi rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 149th and Malawi ranks 147th 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.