Japan vs Kuwait: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre
Japan
2.53 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
1.98 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
13th
Kuwait rank
15th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.53 million SDR per square kilometre against 1.98 million SDR per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 550,280 SDR per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,361 SDR per square kilometre | 3,597 SDR per square kilometre | 1,763 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 36,974 SDR per square kilometre | 62,230 SDR per square kilometre | 25,256 SDR per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 100,510 SDR per square kilometre | 211,921 SDR per square kilometre | 111,411 SDR per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 322,851 SDR per square kilometre | 157,803 SDR per square kilometre | 165,048 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.37 million SDR per square kilometre | 446,832 SDR per square kilometre | 922,120 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.31 million SDR per square kilometre | 1.20 million SDR per square kilometre | 1.11 million SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.55 million SDR per square kilometre | 1.92 million SDR per square kilometre | 626,282 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre, Japan or Kuwait?
- Japan, at 2.53 million SDR per square kilometre against 1.98 million SDR per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre between Japan and Kuwait?
- 550,280 SDR per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 15th 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.