North Korea vs Sri Lanka: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
North Korea
7.42 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
6.45 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
32nd
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.97 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 6.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.84 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.52 metric tons per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 13.16 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.04 metric tons per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 9.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.31 metric tons per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 5.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.11 metric tons per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 6.58 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.2 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 7.41 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.62 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.791 metric tons per square kilometre | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, North Korea or Sri Lanka?
- North Korea, at 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.97 metric tons per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, 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
How have things changed? 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.