Japan vs Qatar: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre
Japan
2.53 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
2.91 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
13th
Qatar rank
10th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.91 million SDR per square kilometre against 2.53 million SDR per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 376,910 SDR per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and Qatar ranks 10th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,322 SDR per square kilometre | 645.99 SDR per square kilometre | 5,676 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 36,974 SDR per square kilometre | 7,165 SDR per square kilometre | 29,809 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 100,510 SDR per square kilometre | 32,356 SDR per square kilometre | 68,154 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 305,700 SDR per square kilometre | 48,596 SDR per square kilometre | 257,104 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.37 million SDR per square kilometre | 326,883 SDR per square kilometre | 1.04 million SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.31 million SDR per square kilometre | 1.87 million SDR per square kilometre | 440,778 SDR per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.55 million SDR per square kilometre | 2.59 million SDR per square kilometre | 41,045 SDR per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre, Japan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.91 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 Qatar?
- 376,910 SDR per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 13th and Qatar ranks 10th 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.