Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Labor force, total, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
15.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
131.1 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
38th
Sri Lanka rank
36th

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
050100150199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 131.1 units per square kilometre against 15.04 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 116.06 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 8.7 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 33.99 units per square kilometre 112.31 units per square kilometre 78.32 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 15.8 units per square kilometre 129.41 units per square kilometre 113.6 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 17.25 units per square kilometre 135.01 units per square kilometre 117.76 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 16.35 units per square kilometre 135.88 units per square kilometre 119.53 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 131.1 units per square kilometre against 15.04 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
116.06 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 7,804 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Labor force, total 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.