Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per square kilometre
Maldives
255.13 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
189.10 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2019
Maldives rank
18th
Sri Lanka rank
21st
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 255.13 million current LCU per square kilometre against 189.10 million current LCU per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 66.04 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 214,739 current LCU per square kilometre | 199,054 current LCU per square kilometre | 15,685 current LCU per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1980s | 1.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | 200,136 current LCU per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 4.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | 972,694 current LCU per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 28.73 million current LCU per square kilometre | 18.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 101.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | 114.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | 12.74 million current LCU per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net domestic credit (current lcu), per square kilometre, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Maldives, at 255.13 million current LCU per square kilometre against 189.10 million current LCU per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net domestic credit (current lcu), per square kilometre between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 66.04 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for net domestic credit (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net domestic credit (current LCU), 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
Net domestic credit (current LCU) 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.