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
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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About this data
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.