South Korea vs Sri Lanka: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
South Korea
79,808 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Sri Lanka
89,264 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
South Korea rank
37th
Sri Lanka rank
34th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 89,264 current US$ per square kilometre against 79,808 current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 9,456 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 922.66 current US$ per square kilometre | 520.4 current US$ per square kilometre | 402.26 current US$ per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 14,058 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,703 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,355 current US$ per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 35,038 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,790 current US$ per square kilometre | 23,248 current US$ per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 55,932 current US$ per square kilometre | 31,141 current US$ per square kilometre | 24,792 current US$ per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 67,647 current US$ per square kilometre | 102,774 current US$ per square kilometre | 35,127 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 78,369 current US$ per square kilometre | 102,346 current US$ per square kilometre | 23,978 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, South Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 89,264 current US$ per square kilometre against 79,808 current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 9,456 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
- How do South Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, 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
Personal remittances and foreign aid received 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.