Lesotho vs United States of America: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre

Lesotho
20,968 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
19,076 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
120th
United States of America rank
123rd

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

  • Lesotho
  • United States of America
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 20,968 SDR per square kilometre against 19,076 SDR per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 1,892 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.

Lesotho ranks 120th and United States of America ranks 123rd of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 1,478 SDR per square kilometre 2,785 SDR per square kilometre 1,307 SDR per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 8,263 SDR per square kilometre 5,053 SDR per square kilometre 3,210 SDR per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 15,100 SDR per square kilometre 5,134 SDR per square kilometre 9,966 SDR per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 21,713 SDR per square kilometre 9,077 SDR per square kilometre 12,636 SDR per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 18,886 SDR per square kilometre 16,778 SDR per square kilometre 2,108 SDR per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre, Lesotho or United States of America?
Lesotho, at 20,968 SDR per square kilometre against 19,076 SDR per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre between Lesotho and United States of America?
1,892 SDR per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United States of America?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and United States of America rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 120th and United States of America ranks 123rd 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.