Costa Rica vs Iraq: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
193,050 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
176,457 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
50th
Iraq rank
53rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Iraq
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 193,050 SDR per square kilometre against 176,457 SDR per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 16,593 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 50th and Iraq ranks 53rd of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 302.56 SDR per square kilometre 433.47 SDR per square kilometre 130.91 SDR per square kilometre Iraq
1970s 1,314 SDR per square kilometre 6,195 SDR per square kilometre 4,881 SDR per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 6,732 SDR per square kilometre 13,192 SDR per square kilometre 6,460 SDR per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 14,221 SDR per square kilometre 10,934 SDR per square kilometre 3,287 SDR per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 33,296 SDR per square kilometre 29,122 SDR per square kilometre 4,173 SDR per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 94,918 SDR per square kilometre 91,943 SDR per square kilometre 2,975 SDR per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 128,529 SDR per square kilometre 126,328 SDR per square kilometre 2,201 SDR per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Iraq?
Costa Rica, at 193,050 SDR per square kilometre against 176,457 SDR per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Iraq?
16,593 SDR per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 50th and Iraq ranks 53rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (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 (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, 8,924 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Reserves excluding gold (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.