Japan vs Kuwait: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre

Japan
3.55 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
2.95 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
14th
Kuwait rank
15th

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Kuwait
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.55 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre against 2.95 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 598,320 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Japan ranks 14th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 6,275 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 7,819 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 1,544 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 54,220 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 104,301 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 50,081 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 152,942 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 305,047 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 152,105 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 476,933 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 270,612 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 206,321 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 2.07 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 740,275 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 1.33 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 3.43 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 1.91 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 1.52 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 3.65 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 2.91 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 736,420 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Kuwait?
Japan, at 3.55 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre against 2.95 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Kuwait?
598,320 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 14th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 8,952 data points, 1961–2023
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Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) 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.