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

Singapore
3.89 million units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
1,162 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Singapore
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 3.89 million units per square kilometre against 1,162 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.89 million units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 3,349.4 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.

Singapore ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 11,186 units per square kilometre 20.92 units per square kilometre 11,165 units per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 41,727 units per square kilometre 89.81 units per square kilometre 41,637 units per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 31,837 units per square kilometre 383.51 units per square kilometre 31,454 units per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 261,988 units per square kilometre 371.73 units per square kilometre 261,617 units per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 949,469 units per square kilometre 438.39 units per square kilometre 949,031 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 2.60 million units per square kilometre 522.78 units per square kilometre 2.60 million units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 3.87 million units per square kilometre 1,129 units per square kilometre 3.87 million units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre, Singapore or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Singapore, at 3.89 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 Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.89 million units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre?
Singapore ranks 1st 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.