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

Malta
518,553 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
1,559 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 518,553 units per square kilometre against 1,559 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 516,994 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 31,754 units per square kilometre 108.51 units per square kilometre 31,645 units per square kilometre Malta
1980s 51,862 units per square kilometre 455.1 units per square kilometre 51,407 units per square kilometre Malta
1990s 170,354 units per square kilometre 524.41 units per square kilometre 169,830 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 284,816 units per square kilometre 639.21 units per square kilometre 284,177 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 437,711 units per square kilometre 753.39 units per square kilometre 436,957 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 541,507 units per square kilometre 1,554 units per square kilometre 539,953 units per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre, Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malta, at 518,553 units per square kilometre against 1,559 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre between Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
516,994 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, us dollar, 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, US dollar, 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, US dollar, 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, US dollar 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.