Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre

Maldives
52.36 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2021
Sri Lanka
43.98 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
19th
Sri Lanka rank
21st

Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Sri Lanka
020.0M40.0M60.0M197920012023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 52.36 million current LCU per square kilometre against 43.98 million current LCU per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 8.38 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Maldives ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 157 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 2.07 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.75 million current LCU per square kilometre 324,145 current LCU per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 6.39 million current LCU per square kilometre 5.74 million current LCU per square kilometre 644,587 current LCU per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 39.36 million current LCU per square kilometre 21.19 million current LCU per square kilometre 18.17 million current LCU per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 45.32 million current LCU per square kilometre 20.32 million current LCU per square kilometre 25.00 million current LCU per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
Maldives, at 52.36 million current LCU per square kilometre against 43.98 million current LCU per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
8.38 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,577 data points, 1972–2023
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (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.