Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP
Maldives
0.0044 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Maldives rank
25th
Sri Lanka rank
27th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0044 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 27th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0077 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.0079 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0125 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0119 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0098 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0009 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0025 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Maldives, at 0.0044 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 27th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.