Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre

Maldives
30.47 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2021
Sri Lanka
22.90 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
18th
Sri Lanka rank
21st

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Sri Lanka
010.0M20.0M30.0M197920012023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 30.47 million current LCU per square kilometre against 22.90 million current LCU per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 7.57 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Maldives ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 651,167 current LCU per square kilometre 1.03 million current LCU per square kilometre 378,662 current LCU per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 1.53 million current LCU per square kilometre 3.36 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.82 million current LCU per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 19.87 million current LCU per square kilometre 11.93 million current LCU per square kilometre 7.94 million current LCU per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 23.55 million current LCU per square kilometre 9.81 million current LCU per square kilometre 13.74 million current LCU per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
Maldives, at 30.47 million current LCU per square kilometre against 22.90 million current LCU per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
7.57 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 taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (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
Taxes on goods and services (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, 4,501 data points, 1972–2023
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (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.