Eswatini vs Lesotho: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre
Eswatini
20,768 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
20,968 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
121st
Lesotho rank
120th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 20,968 SDR per square kilometre against 20,768 SDR per square kilometre in Eswatini, a difference of 200 SDR per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 120th of 179 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,420 SDR per square kilometre | 1,478 SDR per square kilometre | 3,942 SDR per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 11,729 SDR per square kilometre | 8,263 SDR per square kilometre | 3,465 SDR per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 17,978 SDR per square kilometre | 15,100 SDR per square kilometre | 2,879 SDR per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 24,315 SDR per square kilometre | 21,713 SDR per square kilometre | 2,602 SDR per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 21,581 SDR per square kilometre | 18,886 SDR per square kilometre | 2,696 SDR per square kilometre | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 20,968 SDR per square kilometre against 20,768 SDR per square kilometre in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 200 SDR per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 120th 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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About this data
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.