Japan vs Kuwait: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
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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About this data
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.