Egypt vs Lesotho: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre

Egypt
18,189 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
17,600 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
121st
Lesotho rank
122nd

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

  • Egypt
  • Lesotho
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 18,189 SDR per square kilometre against 17,600 SDR per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 589 SDR per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

Egypt ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 122nd of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 800.24 SDR per square kilometre 1,404 SDR per square kilometre 603.64 SDR per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 9,173 SDR per square kilometre 8,143 SDR per square kilometre 1,029 SDR per square kilometre Egypt
2000s 13,871 SDR per square kilometre 14,845 SDR per square kilometre 974.41 SDR per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 15,478 SDR per square kilometre 20,334 SDR per square kilometre 4,856 SDR per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 20,740 SDR per square kilometre 16,572 SDR per square kilometre 4,168 SDR per square kilometre Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre, Egypt or Lesotho?
Egypt, at 18,189 SDR per square kilometre against 17,600 SDR per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre between Egypt and Lesotho?
589 SDR per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 122nd 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.