South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square

South Africa
22,009 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Sri Lanka
22,973 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
South Africa rank
92nd
Sri Lanka rank
89th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square over time

  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952021

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 22,973 current US$ per square kilometre against 22,009 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 964 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

South Africa ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 1,556 current US$ per square kilometre 1,287 current US$ per square kilometre 268.99 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 3,507 current US$ per square kilometre 1,998 current US$ per square kilometre 1,509 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 7,179 current US$ per square kilometre 4,790 current US$ per square kilometre 2,389 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 9,858 current US$ per square kilometre 8,097 current US$ per square kilometre 1,762 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 18,193 current US$ per square kilometre 22,645 current US$ per square kilometre 4,452 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 19,280 current US$ per square kilometre 22,469 current US$ per square kilometre 3,189 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 22,973 current US$ per square kilometre against 22,009 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
964 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square?
South Africa ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/adjusted-savings-education-expenditure-current-us-per-square-kilometre/south-africa/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/adjusted-savings-education-expenditure-current-us-per-square-kilometre/south-africa/sri-lanka/">South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (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
194 places, 8,223 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (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.