Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
869.31 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
48,715 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
8th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k197019962023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 48,715 NFL, US$ per square kilometre against 869.31 NFL, US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 47,846 NFL, US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 56.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 12 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 208.94 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 1,143 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 933.94 NFL, US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 442.86 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 3,898 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 3,455 NFL, US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 78.45 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 4,859 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 4,781 NFL, US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s -108.71 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 5,318 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 5,427 NFL, US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 891.76 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 14,804 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 13,912 NFL, US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 874.54 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 29,057 NFL, US$ per square kilometre 28,182 NFL, US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 48,715 NFL, US$ per square kilometre against 869.31 NFL, US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
47,846 NFL, US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per square kilometre
Unit
NFL, US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,176 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

PPG, official creditors (NFL, 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.