Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Philippines
0.0026 sq. km per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0028 sq. km per person
in 2023
Philippines rank
187th
Sri Lanka rank
185th
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0028 sq. km per person against 0.0026 sq. km per person in Philippines, a difference of 0.0002 sq. km per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 187th and Sri Lanka ranks 185th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 0.0058 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0025 sq. km per person | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 0.0015 sq. km per person | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0007 sq. km per person | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0031 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 0.0001 sq. km per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0028 sq. km per person against 0.0026 sq. km per person in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0002 sq. km per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 187th and Sri Lanka ranks 185th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.