Sri Lanka vs Sweden: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
81st
Sweden rank
78th

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 62,440 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 78th of 210 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 25,700 current US$ per square kilometre 61,644 current US$ per square kilometre 35,943 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 49,840 current US$ per square kilometre 183,506 current US$ per square kilometre 133,665 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 91,616 current US$ per square kilometre 361,076 current US$ per square kilometre 269,460 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 195,000 current US$ per square kilometre 646,390 current US$ per square kilometre 451,391 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 408,595 current US$ per square kilometre 919,277 current US$ per square kilometre 510,682 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 30,112 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 92,075 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
62,440 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 78th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (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
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (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.