Benin vs Sri Lanka: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square
Benin
6,039 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
6,121 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
64th
Sri Lanka rank
63rd
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square over time
- Benin
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6,121 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 6,039 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 82 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Benin ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 806.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,366 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 559.37 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1,197 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4,007 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1,710 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 8,714 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 7,004 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2,542 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5,766 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,224 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5,183 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 7,597 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,414 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4,619 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4,862 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 243.64 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6,278 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5,050 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,228 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square, Benin or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6,121 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 6,039 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square between Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 82 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Benin ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, 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
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 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.