Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations)

Maldives
54.16 million units per square kilometre
in 2008
Sri Lanka
55.71 million units per square kilometre
in 2015
Maldives rank
27th
Sri Lanka rank
26th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations) over time

  • Maldives
  • Sri Lanka
020.0M40.0M60.0M196119882015

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 55.71 million units per square kilometre against 54.16 million units per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 1.55 million units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Maldives ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 41,528 units per square kilometre 120,201 units per square kilometre 78,673 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 459,976 units per square kilometre 495,424 units per square kilometre 35,448 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 2.20 million units per square kilometre 2.49 million units per square kilometre 294,208 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 19.73 million units per square kilometre 11.76 million units per square kilometre 7.97 million units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations), Maldives or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 55.71 million units per square kilometre against 54.16 million units per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2015.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations) between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
1.55 million units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
33 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2008.
How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations)?
Maldives ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 6,665 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 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.