Barbados vs Sub-Saharan Africa: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per square kilometre

Barbados
1.02 million units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
1,162 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1.02 million units per square kilometre against 1,162 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.02 million units per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 876.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Barbados ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 20.92 units per square kilometre 20.92 units per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 28,098 units per square kilometre 89.81 units per square kilometre 28,008 units per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 115,639 units per square kilometre 383.51 units per square kilometre 115,256 units per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 142,677 units per square kilometre 371.73 units per square kilometre 142,305 units per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 144,880 units per square kilometre 438.39 units per square kilometre 144,442 units per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 194,917 units per square kilometre 522.78 units per square kilometre 194,394 units per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 927,675 units per square kilometre 1,129 units per square kilometre 926,546 units per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre, Barbados or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Barbados, at 1.02 million units per square kilometre against 1,162 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre between Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.02 million units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IMF holdings of currency, 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.