El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

El Salvador
348,249 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
329,922 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
58th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 348,249 current US$ per square kilometre against 329,922 current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 18,327 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 6,577 current US$ per square kilometre 4,502 current US$ per square kilometre 2,075 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 20,025 current US$ per square kilometre 8,644 current US$ per square kilometre 11,381 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 23,559 current US$ per square kilometre 23,461 current US$ per square kilometre 97.63 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 68,901 current US$ per square kilometre 48,891 current US$ per square kilometre 20,010 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 130,005 current US$ per square kilometre 105,791 current US$ per square kilometre 24,214 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 207,475 current US$ per square kilometre 533,391 current US$ per square kilometre 325,916 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 314,758 current US$ per square kilometre 407,698 current US$ per square kilometre 92,939 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
El Salvador, at 348,249 current US$ per square kilometre against 329,922 current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
18,327 current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (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
227 places, 10,293 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (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.