Singapore vs Sri Lanka: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Singapore
6.1 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
6.45 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
35th
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre in Singapore, a difference of 0.35 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.48 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 23.11 metric tons per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1970s | 25.32 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.84 metric tons per square kilometre | 23.48 metric tons per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1980s | 28.76 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 25.64 metric tons per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 19.7 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 15.78 metric tons per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 13.34 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.56 metric tons per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 12.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.88 metric tons per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 8.98 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.62 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.36 metric tons per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Singapore or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 0.35 metric tons per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Sri Lanka rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Singapore ranks 35th 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.