Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre
Malawi
4,378 SDR per square kilometre
in 2020
Sierra Leone
5,119 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
151st
Sierra Leone rank
149th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5,119 SDR per square kilometre against 4,378 SDR per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 741 SDR per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 151st and Sierra Leone ranks 149th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238.98 SDR per square kilometre | 336.49 SDR per square kilometre | 97.51 SDR per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 499.88 SDR per square kilometre | 471.97 SDR per square kilometre | 27.92 SDR per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 499.41 SDR per square kilometre | 142.08 SDR per square kilometre | 357.33 SDR per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1,057 SDR per square kilometre | 281.84 SDR per square kilometre | 775.65 SDR per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1,295 SDR per square kilometre | 1,449 SDR per square kilometre | 154.4 SDR per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4,036 SDR per square kilometre | 4,905 SDR per square kilometre | 868.5 SDR per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4,378 SDR per square kilometre | 6,808 SDR per square kilometre | 2,429 SDR per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 5,119 SDR per square kilometre against 4,378 SDR per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 741 SDR per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 151st and Sierra Leone ranks 149th 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.