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
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197519982021

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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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,437 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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.