Colombia vs Sri Lanka: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Colombia
8,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
7,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
120th
Sri Lanka rank
121st

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Sri Lanka
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196819952023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 8,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Colombia ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 131.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 263.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 131.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 289.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 916.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 626.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 598.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,366 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,768 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 1,073 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,937 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,864 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 4,083 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,443 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 639.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 5,952 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,747 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Colombia or Sri Lanka?
Colombia, at 8,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Colombia and Sri Lanka?
649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sri Lanka?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,921 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income 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.