Japan vs Malta: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre

Japan
3.40 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
3.76 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
13th
Malta rank
11th

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

  • Japan
  • Malta
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 3.76 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.40 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 366,450 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 13th 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 5,361 current US$ per square kilometre 274,622 current US$ per square kilometre 269,261 current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1970s 44,318 current US$ per square kilometre 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1980s 125,442 current US$ per square kilometre 3.60 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.47 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1990s 430,268 current US$ per square kilometre 4.82 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.38 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2000s 2.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.54 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2010s 3.34 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 3.51 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.49 million current US$ per square kilometre 23,035 current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Malta?
Malta, at 3.76 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.40 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Malta?
366,450 current US$ 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 minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 13th and Malta ranks 11th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ 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
Last refreshed

Total reserves minus 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.