Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre

Bangladesh
106.94 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
108.06 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
23rd

Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 108.06 million current LCU per square kilometre against 106.94 million current LCU per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.12 million current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 25,833 current LCU per square kilometre 21,574 current LCU per square kilometre 4,259 current LCU per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 88,651 current LCU per square kilometre 80,153 current LCU per square kilometre 8,498 current LCU per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 693,241 current LCU per square kilometre 611,977 current LCU per square kilometre 81,264 current LCU per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 2.49 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.67 million current LCU per square kilometre 188,322 current LCU per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 8.62 million current LCU per square kilometre 10.90 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.28 million current LCU per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 54.94 million current LCU per square kilometre 82.81 million current LCU per square kilometre 27.87 million current LCU per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 91.26 million current LCU per square kilometre 100.47 million current LCU per square kilometre 9.21 million current LCU per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 108.06 million current LCU per square kilometre against 106.94 million current LCU per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
1.12 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
184 places, 8,138 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (current LCU) 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.