Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
57th
Sweden rank
58th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 6,180 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 58th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,657 current US$ per square kilometre | 63,646 current US$ per square kilometre | 36,989 current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 50,767 current US$ per square kilometre | 187,143 current US$ per square kilometre | 136,376 current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 98,865 current US$ per square kilometre | 362,090 current US$ per square kilometre | 263,225 current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 208,687 current US$ per square kilometre | 623,748 current US$ per square kilometre | 415,060 current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 445,836 current US$ per square kilometre | 866,426 current US$ per square kilometre | 420,590 current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.26 million current US$ per square kilometre | 295,600 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre | 17,228 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 6,180 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 58th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 national expenditure (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.