Japan vs Malta: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre
Japan
3.55 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
3.82 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
14th
Malta rank
11th
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.82 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre against 3.55 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 270,570 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Japan ranks 14th and Malta ranks 11th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,275 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 283,965 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 277,690 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 54,220 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.76 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.70 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 152,942 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.17 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.01 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 453,328 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.90 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.44 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 2.07 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 6.59 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.52 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 3.43 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.19 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.24 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.65 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.52 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre | 130,718 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$), per square kilometre, Japan or Malta?
- Malta, at 3.82 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre against 3.55 million includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Malta?
- 270,570 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 14th and Malta ranks 11th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), 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.