Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Samoa
91,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
96,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
25th
Sri Lanka rank
23rd
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 96,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 91,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 5,363 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,705 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 624.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,080 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 9,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,632 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 13,977 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,699 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 34,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 41,075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 50,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 102,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 51,663 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 86,239 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 90,343 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,103 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 96,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 91,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 5,363 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), 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
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, 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.