Iraq vs Sri Lanka: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre

Iraq
650.80 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
454.75 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
19th
Sri Lanka rank
22nd

Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • Sri Lanka
0200.0M400.0M600.0M196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 650.80 million current LCU per square kilometre against 454.75 million current LCU per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 196.05 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Iraq ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 7,693 current LCU per square kilometre 446,741 current LCU per square kilometre 439,048 current LCU per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 37,999 current LCU per square kilometre 2.63 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.60 million current LCU per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 12.46 million current LCU per square kilometre 11.35 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 127.95 million current LCU per square kilometre 45.92 million current LCU per square kilometre 82.04 million current LCU per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 460.40 million current LCU per square kilometre 241.35 million current LCU per square kilometre 219.05 million current LCU per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 590.04 million current LCU per square kilometre 357.97 million current LCU per square kilometre 232.07 million current LCU per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, Iraq or Sri Lanka?
Iraq, at 650.80 million current LCU per square kilometre against 454.75 million current LCU per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between Iraq and Sri Lanka?
196.05 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sri Lanka?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 19th 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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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 8,010 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.