Sri Lanka vs Tonga: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
57th
Tonga rank
60th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tonga
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre in Tonga, a difference of 149,970 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 60th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56,806 current US$ per square kilometre | 68,099 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,293 current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1980s | 98,865 current US$ per square kilometre | 141,492 current US$ per square kilometre | 42,627 current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1990s | 208,687 current US$ per square kilometre | 314,126 current US$ per square kilometre | 105,438 current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2000s | 445,836 current US$ per square kilometre | 474,969 current US$ per square kilometre | 29,133 current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | 928,998 current US$ per square kilometre | 625,504 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre | 306,635 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$), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Tonga?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Tonga?
- 149,970 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 60th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.