Spain vs Sri Lanka: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Spain
4.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
4.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
46th
Sri Lanka rank
43rd

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 4.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 4.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 340,890 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

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

Spain ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 658,724 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 582,072 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 76,652 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Spain
1970s 1.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 750,892 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 372,726 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Spain
1980s 1.30 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 809,917 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 490,932 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Spain
1990s 1.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.31 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 676,744 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Spain
2000s 3.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.05 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Spain
2010s 3.75 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 4.60 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 845,845 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 4.10 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 4.91 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 805,760 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Spain or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 4.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 4.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Spain and Sri Lanka?
340,890 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Spain ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.