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$), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 348,249 current US$ 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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About this data
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.