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
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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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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.