Sri Lanka vs Viet Nam: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
57th
Viet Nam rank
59th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre in Viet Nam, a difference of 80,520 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 57th and Viet Nam ranks 59th of 183 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 251,624 current US$ per square kilometre | 84,678 current US$ per square kilometre | 166,946 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 445,836 current US$ per square kilometre | 205,505 current US$ per square kilometre | 240,331 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | 907,222 current US$ per square kilometre | 647,280 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre | 204,955 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$), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Viet Nam?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
- 80,520 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Viet Nam rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th and Viet Nam ranks 59th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.