Sri Lanka vs Vietnam: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
80th
Vietnam rank
79th

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 30,910 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 80th and Vietnam ranks 79th of 210 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 105,347 current US$ per square kilometre 66,857 current US$ per square kilometre 38,490 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 194,966 current US$ per square kilometre 56,392 current US$ per square kilometre 138,574 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 408,192 current US$ per square kilometre 189,224 current US$ per square kilometre 218,968 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre 761,026 current US$ per square kilometre 535,916 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 92,082 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$), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
30,910 current US$ per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Vietnam rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 80th and Vietnam ranks 79th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 9,850 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.