Australia vs Laos: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre

Australia
5,485 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
5,715 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
147th
Laos rank
146th

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

  • Australia
  • Laos
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 5,715 SDR per square kilometre against 5,485 SDR per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 230 SDR per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 147th and Laos ranks 146th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Laos Difference Ahead
1980s 1,340 SDR per square kilometre 3.38 SDR per square kilometre 1,337 SDR per square kilometre Australia
1990s 1,346 SDR per square kilometre 240.28 SDR per square kilometre 1,105 SDR per square kilometre Australia
2000s 2,778 SDR per square kilometre 1,005 SDR per square kilometre 1,773 SDR per square kilometre Australia
2010s 4,401 SDR per square kilometre 2,721 SDR per square kilometre 1,681 SDR per square kilometre Australia
2020s 4,808 SDR per square kilometre 5,646 SDR per square kilometre 838.41 SDR per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre, Australia or Laos?
Laos, at 5,715 SDR per square kilometre against 5,485 SDR per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre between Australia and Laos?
230 SDR per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Laos?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Australia and Laos rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 147th and Laos ranks 146th 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.