Sri Lanka vs Upper middle income: Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
1.06 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
Upper middle income
1.02 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
31st
Upper middle income rank
32nd
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.04 sq. km per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.13 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0831 sq. km per square kilometre | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.13 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0831 sq. km per square kilometre | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.13 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0831 sq. km per square kilometre | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0035 sq. km per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0273 sq. km per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0354 sq. km per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.041 sq. km per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Upper middle income?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?
- 0.04 sq. km per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Upper middle income rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), 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
Surface area (sq. km) 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.