Japan vs Malta: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre

Japan
2.39 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
1.85 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
12th
Malta rank
15th

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

  • Japan
  • Malta
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.39 million SDR per square kilometre against 1.85 million SDR per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 545,840 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Japan ranks 12th and Malta ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 4,606 SDR per square kilometre 272,882 SDR per square kilometre 268,276 SDR per square kilometre Malta
1970s 33,009 SDR per square kilometre 1.25 million SDR per square kilometre 1.22 million SDR per square kilometre Malta
1980s 90,072 SDR per square kilometre 2.82 million SDR per square kilometre 2.73 million SDR per square kilometre Malta
1990s 285,679 SDR per square kilometre 3.19 million SDR per square kilometre 2.91 million SDR per square kilometre Malta
2000s 1.35 million SDR per square kilometre 4.28 million SDR per square kilometre 2.92 million SDR per square kilometre Malta
2010s 2.25 million SDR per square kilometre 1.11 million SDR per square kilometre 1.14 million SDR per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.42 million SDR per square kilometre 1.74 million SDR per square kilometre 678,960 SDR per square kilometre Japan

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 Malta?
Japan, at 2.39 million SDR per square kilometre against 1.85 million SDR per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre between Japan and Malta?
545,840 SDR per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Malta rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 12th and Malta ranks 15th 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.