Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP

Sri Lanka
3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
183,281 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre against 183,281 current international $ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.32 million current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 19.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 179 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 659,288 current international $ per square kilometre 31,121 current international $ per square kilometre 628,167 current international $ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 1.18 million current international $ per square kilometre 60,323 current international $ per square kilometre 1.12 million current international $ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 2.74 million current international $ per square kilometre 123,848 current international $ per square kilometre 2.61 million current international $ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 3.10 million current international $ per square kilometre 158,683 current international $ per square kilometre 2.94 million current international $ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current), Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sri Lanka, at 3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre against 183,281 current international $ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.32 million current international $ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
222 places, 6,374 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.