Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Samoa
44,489 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
38,084 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
106th
Sri Lanka rank
109th
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 44,489 current US$ per square kilometre against 38,084 current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 6,405 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 109th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,561 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,729 current US$ per square kilometre | 167.8 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3,968 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,934 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,966 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 10,875 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,504 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,629 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 20,697 current US$ per square kilometre | 38,039 current US$ per square kilometre | 17,342 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 31,457 current US$ per square kilometre | 61,429 current US$ per square kilometre | 29,971 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 36,052 current US$ per square kilometre | 25,181 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,871 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Samoa, at 44,489 current US$ per square kilometre against 38,084 current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 6,405 current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 109th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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
Commercial service imports (current US$) 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.