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

Sri Lanka
1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
81st
Viet Nam rank
79th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 24,860 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 81st and Viet Nam ranks 79th of 210 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 105,347 current US$ per square kilometre 66,857 current US$ per square kilometre 38,490 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 195,000 current US$ per square kilometre 56,392 current US$ per square kilometre 138,608 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 408,595 current US$ per square kilometre 189,224 current US$ per square kilometre 219,371 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre 761,026 current US$ per square kilometre 535,882 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 93,595 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.38 million current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
24,860 current US$ per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Viet Nam rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 81st and Viet Nam ranks 79th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.