Japan vs Malta: 24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre

Japan
3.30 million excluding gold per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
3.85 million excluding gold per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
13th
Malta rank
11th

24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Malta
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199020062023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 3.85 million excluding gold per square kilometre against 3.30 million excluding gold per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 549,170 excluding gold per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.

Japan ranks 13th and Malta ranks 11th of 174 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 385,022 excluding gold per square kilometre 4.56 million excluding gold per square kilometre 4.18 million excluding gold per square kilometre Malta
2000s 1.89 million excluding gold per square kilometre 5.80 million excluding gold per square kilometre 3.91 million excluding gold per square kilometre Malta
2010s 3.28 million excluding gold per square kilometre 2.19 million excluding gold per square kilometre 1.09 million excluding gold per square kilometre Japan
2020s 3.53 million excluding gold per square kilometre 3.40 million excluding gold per square kilometre 127,752 excluding gold per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 24_international reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre, Japan or Malta?
Malta, at 3.85 million excluding gold per square kilometre against 3.30 million excluding gold per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in 24_international reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre between Japan and Malta?
549,170 excluding gold per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Malta rank globally for 24_international reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 13th and Malta ranks 11th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as 24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre
Unit
excluding gold per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 5,637 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

24_International reserves (excluding gold) 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.