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

Iran
5,714 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2018
Sri Lanka
6,403 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
119th
Sri Lanka rank
117th

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

  • Iran
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 6,403 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,714 current US$ per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 689 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 189 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 209.98 current US$ per square kilometre 4,762 current US$ per square kilometre 4,552 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 2,897 current US$ per square kilometre 8,967 current US$ per square kilometre 6,070 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 6,268 current US$ per square kilometre 28,651 current US$ per square kilometre 22,384 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, Iran or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 6,403 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,714 current US$ per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square between Iran and Sri Lanka?
689 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sri Lanka?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Iran and Sri Lanka rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
Iran ranks 119th 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.