India vs Sri Lanka: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
India
1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
83rd
Sri Lanka rank
80th
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre in India, a difference of 129,550 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
India ranks 83rd and Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 210 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,609 current US$ per square kilometre | 49,840 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,231 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 79,515 current US$ per square kilometre | 91,616 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,101 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 118,899 current US$ per square kilometre | 194,966 current US$ per square kilometre | 76,067 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 279,289 current US$ per square kilometre | 408,192 current US$ per square kilometre | 128,903 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 733,574 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre | 563,368 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre | 258,161 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between India and Sri Lanka?
- 129,550 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 83rd and Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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
GDP (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.