Sri Lanka vs Türkiye: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Türkiye
1.51 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
57th
Türkiye rank
56th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 1.51 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 121,950 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 57th and Türkiye ranks 56th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,657 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,637 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,020 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 50,767 current US$ per square kilometre | 47,585 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,182 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 98,865 current US$ per square kilometre | 88,953 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,912 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 208,687 current US$ per square kilometre | 272,055 current US$ per square kilometre | 63,368 current US$ per square kilometre | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 445,836 current US$ per square kilometre | 610,400 current US$ per square kilometre | 164,564 current US$ per square kilometre | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | 467,194 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre | 197,608 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$), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 1.51 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
- 121,950 current US$ per square kilometre, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Türkiye rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th and Türkiye ranks 56th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.