Japan vs South Korea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre
Japan
2.39 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
3.02 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
12th
South Korea rank
9th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 3.02 million SDR per square kilometre against 2.39 million SDR per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 628,510 SDR per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 9th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,606 SDR per square kilometre | 2,637 SDR per square kilometre | 1,969 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 33,009 SDR per square kilometre | 11,820 SDR per square kilometre | 21,189 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 90,072 SDR per square kilometre | 41,762 SDR per square kilometre | 48,310 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 285,679 SDR per square kilometre | 220,675 SDR per square kilometre | 65,004 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.35 million SDR per square kilometre | 1.29 million SDR per square kilometre | 65,278 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.25 million SDR per square kilometre | 2.48 million SDR per square kilometre | 230,428 SDR per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.42 million SDR per square kilometre | 3.09 million SDR per square kilometre | 667,155 SDR per square kilometre | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 3.02 million SDR per square kilometre against 2.39 million SDR per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre between Japan and South Korea?
- 628,510 SDR per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 9th 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.