Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 254.24 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 191.15 million constant LCU per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 63.09 million constant LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 165 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 | 31.07 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 14.33 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 16.74 million constant LCU per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 32.73 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 21.08 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 11.65 million constant LCU per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 39.44 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 43.80 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 4.37 million constant LCU per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 55.14 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 61.55 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 6.41 million constant LCU per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 86.77 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 101.93 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 15.16 million constant LCU per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 178.79 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 218.31 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 39.51 million constant LCU per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 235.29 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 207.68 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 27.61 million constant LCU per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Bangladesh, at 254.24 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 191.15 million constant LCU per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 63.09 million constant LCU per square kilometre, with Bangladesh 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 national expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), 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 national expenditure (constant 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.