Barbados vs South Korea: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre

Barbados
2.78 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
3.16 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
12th
South Korea rank
9th

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

  • Barbados
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 3.16 million SDR per square kilometre against 2.78 million SDR per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 377,990 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

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

Barbados ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 9th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 28,692 SDR per square kilometre 3,971 SDR per square kilometre 24,721 SDR per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 70,470 SDR per square kilometre 12,047 SDR per square kilometre 58,423 SDR per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 243,964 SDR per square kilometre 42,294 SDR per square kilometre 201,670 SDR per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 352,122 SDR per square kilometre 224,224 SDR per square kilometre 127,898 SDR per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 1.09 million SDR per square kilometre 1.29 million SDR per square kilometre 202,975 SDR per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 1.01 million SDR per square kilometre 2.52 million SDR per square kilometre 1.50 million SDR per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 2.60 million SDR per square kilometre 3.21 million SDR per square kilometre 604,728 SDR per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre, Barbados or South Korea?
South Korea, at 3.16 million SDR per square kilometre against 2.78 million SDR per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre between Barbados and South Korea?
377,990 SDR per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 9th 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.