Eswatini vs Lesotho: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per square kilometre

Eswatini
20,768 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
20,968 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
126th
Lesotho rank
125th

Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per square kilometre over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197419982023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 20,968 SDR per square kilometre against 20,768 SDR per square kilometre in Eswatini, a difference of 200 SDR per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 126th and Lesotho ranks 125th of 179 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 5,420 SDR per square kilometre 1,478 SDR per square kilometre 3,942 SDR per square kilometre Eswatini
1990s 11,729 SDR per square kilometre 8,263 SDR per square kilometre 3,465 SDR per square kilometre Eswatini
2000s 17,978 SDR per square kilometre 15,100 SDR per square kilometre 2,879 SDR per square kilometre Eswatini
2010s 24,315 SDR per square kilometre 21,713 SDR per square kilometre 2,602 SDR per square kilometre Eswatini
2020s 21,581 SDR per square kilometre 18,886 SDR per square kilometre 2,696 SDR per square kilometre Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 20,968 SDR per square kilometre against 20,768 SDR per square kilometre in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre between Eswatini and Lesotho?
200 SDR per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre?
Eswatini ranks 126th and Lesotho ranks 125th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total reserves (gold at market value) (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

Total reserves (gold at market value) (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.