Kuwait vs Maldives: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre

Kuwait
1.98 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1.48 million SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
15th
Maldives rank
18th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.98 million SDR per square kilometre against 1.48 million SDR per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 504,860 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 15th and Maldives ranks 18th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 111,338 SDR per square kilometre 878.33 SDR per square kilometre 110,460 SDR per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 211,921 SDR per square kilometre 23,139 SDR per square kilometre 188,782 SDR per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 157,803 SDR per square kilometre 152,675 SDR per square kilometre 5,128 SDR per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 446,832 SDR per square kilometre 435,603 SDR per square kilometre 11,228 SDR per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 1.20 million SDR per square kilometre 1.18 million SDR per square kilometre 18,818 SDR per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 1.92 million SDR per square kilometre 1.94 million SDR per square kilometre 21,160 SDR per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Maldives?
Kuwait, at 1.98 million SDR per square kilometre against 1.48 million SDR per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Maldives?
504,860 SDR per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 15th and Maldives ranks 18th 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.