Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
48,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
56,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
79th
Thailand rank
76th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 56,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 48,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 7,762 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 79th and Thailand ranks 76th of 198 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 533.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 676.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 142.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1980s | 2,874 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,209 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 335.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1990s | 5,151 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,941 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2000s | 8,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 20,063 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,226 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2010s | 31,511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 52,272 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 20,761 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2020s | 38,888 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 54,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 56,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 48,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 7,762 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 79th and Thailand ranks 76th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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
Primary income payments (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.