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

Japan
2.39 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
2.81 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
12th
Qatar rank
10th

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

  • Japan
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 2.81 million SDR per square kilometre against 2.39 million SDR per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 413,380 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 10th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 5,316 SDR per square kilometre 645.99 SDR per square kilometre 4,670 SDR per square kilometre Japan
1970s 33,009 SDR per square kilometre 6,379 SDR per square kilometre 26,630 SDR per square kilometre Japan
1980s 90,072 SDR per square kilometre 28,601 SDR per square kilometre 61,471 SDR per square kilometre Japan
1990s 285,679 SDR per square kilometre 44,140 SDR per square kilometre 241,539 SDR per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.35 million SDR per square kilometre 317,840 SDR per square kilometre 1.03 million SDR per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.25 million SDR per square kilometre 1.83 million SDR per square kilometre 414,895 SDR per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.42 million SDR per square kilometre 2.50 million SDR per square kilometre 74,875 SDR per square kilometre Qatar

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 Qatar?
Qatar, at 2.81 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 Qatar?
413,380 SDR per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 10th 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.