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
00.0020.0040.006196119922023

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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Indicator
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
141 places, 7,913 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.