Norway vs Sri Lanka: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Norway
0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
20th
Sri Lanka rank
18th
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 139 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Norway or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Norway and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sri Lanka rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, 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
Inland waters — Area 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.