Japan vs Malta: Total Reserves, per square kilometre

Japan
3.4 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
3.76 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
11th
Malta rank
9th

Total Reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Malta
02.557.51012.5199020062023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 3.76 units per square kilometre against 3.4 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.36 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 11th and Malta ranks 9th of 164 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 0.426 units per square kilometre 4.82 units per square kilometre 4.39 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 2.04 units per square kilometre 6.58 units per square kilometre 4.54 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 3.34 units per square kilometre 2.17 units per square kilometre 1.18 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 3.52 units per square kilometre 3.49 units per square kilometre 0.028 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves, per square kilometre, Japan or Malta?
Malta, at 3.76 units per square kilometre against 3.4 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves, per square kilometre between Japan and Malta?
0.36 units 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 total reserves, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 11th and Malta ranks 9th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total Reserves, 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, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 4,193 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total Reserves 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.