Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 454.75 million current LCU per square kilometre against 363.44 million current LCU per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 91.31 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 236,282 current LCU per square kilometre | 141,437 current LCU per square kilometre | 94,844 current LCU per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 991,998 current LCU per square kilometre | 446,741 current LCU per square kilometre | 545,257 current LCU per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 4.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.80 million current LCU per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 12.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | 11.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 35.48 million current LCU per square kilometre | 45.92 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10.43 million current LCU per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 185.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 241.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | 56.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 307.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | 357.97 million current LCU per square kilometre | 50.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 454.75 million current LCU per square kilometre against 363.44 million current LCU per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 91.31 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 national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current 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 (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.