China vs Iceland: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per square kilometre

China
2,478 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
2,499 units per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
125th
Iceland rank
124th

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

  • China
  • Iceland
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2,499 units per square kilometre against 2,478 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 21 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

China ranks 125th and Iceland ranks 124th of 189 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per square kilometre 136.57 units per square kilometre 136.57 units per square kilometre Iceland
1970s 0 units per square kilometre 461.62 units per square kilometre 461.62 units per square kilometre Iceland
1980s 248.56 units per square kilometre 619.18 units per square kilometre 370.62 units per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 251.36 units per square kilometre 732.06 units per square kilometre 480.7 units per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 562.64 units per square kilometre 2,210 units per square kilometre 1,647 units per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 1,621 units per square kilometre 5,121 units per square kilometre 3,500 units per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 2,468 units per square kilometre 2,499 units per square kilometre 31.68 units per square kilometre Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre, China or Iceland?
Iceland, at 2,499 units per square kilometre against 2,478 units per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre between China and Iceland?
21 units per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Iceland rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre?
China ranks 125th and Iceland ranks 124th 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.