Australia vs Sri Lanka: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square

Australia
6,245 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
6,403 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
118th
Sri Lanka rank
117th

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square over time

  • Australia
  • Sri Lanka
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199520092023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 6,403 current US$ per square kilometre against 6,245 current US$ per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 158 current US$ per square kilometre.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 189 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 1,097 current US$ per square kilometre 4,762 current US$ per square kilometre 3,665 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 2,015 current US$ per square kilometre 8,967 current US$ per square kilometre 6,952 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 4,793 current US$ per square kilometre 29,724 current US$ per square kilometre 24,930 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 2,664 current US$ per square kilometre 7,881 current US$ per square kilometre 5,217 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square, Australia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 6,403 current US$ per square kilometre against 6,245 current US$ per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square between Australia and Sri Lanka?
158 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
Australia ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 4,392 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.