Japan vs Malta: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre
Japan
2.53 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
2.81 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
13th
Malta rank
11th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2.81 million SDR per square kilometre against 2.53 million SDR per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 273,130 SDR per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and Malta ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,361 SDR per square kilometre | 274,622 SDR per square kilometre | 269,261 SDR per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 36,974 SDR per square kilometre | 1.29 million SDR per square kilometre | 1.26 million SDR per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 100,510 SDR per square kilometre | 3.01 million SDR per square kilometre | 2.91 million SDR per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 305,700 SDR per square kilometre | 3.41 million SDR per square kilometre | 3.10 million SDR per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.37 million SDR per square kilometre | 4.51 million SDR per square kilometre | 3.14 million SDR per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 2.31 million SDR per square kilometre | 1.50 million SDR per square kilometre | 802,551 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.55 million SDR per square kilometre | 2.54 million SDR per square kilometre | 4,875 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 Malta?
- Malta, at 2.81 million SDR per square kilometre against 2.53 million SDR per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre between Japan and Malta?
- 273,130 SDR per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 13th and Malta ranks 11th 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.