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

Malta
386,500 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
1,162 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Malta
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 386,500 units per square kilometre against 1,162 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 385,338 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 332.6 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.

Malta ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2,601 units per square kilometre 20.92 units per square kilometre 2,580 units per square kilometre Malta
1970s 27,384 units per square kilometre 89.81 units per square kilometre 27,295 units per square kilometre Malta
1980s 42,794 units per square kilometre 383.51 units per square kilometre 42,410 units per square kilometre Malta
1990s 120,942 units per square kilometre 371.73 units per square kilometre 120,570 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 195,180 units per square kilometre 438.39 units per square kilometre 194,741 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 305,153 units per square kilometre 522.78 units per square kilometre 304,630 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 392,750 units per square kilometre 1,129 units per square kilometre 391,621 units per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre, Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malta, at 386,500 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 Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
385,338 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 4th 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.