Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Land use over the long term
Sri Lanka
440,000
in 2025
Sweden
471,988
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
124th
Sweden rank
123rd
Land use over the long term over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 471,988 against 440,000 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 31,988.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 124th and Sweden ranks 123rd of 202 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 48,751 | 1.73 million | 1.68 million | Sweden |
| 1100s | 52,930 | 1.95 million | 1.90 million | Sweden |
| 1200s | 56,517 | 2.15 million | 2.10 million | Sweden |
| 1300s | 52,399 | 4.19 million | 4.14 million | Sweden |
| 1400s | 47,679 | 1.56 million | 1.52 million | Sweden |
| 1500s | 48,183 | 1.71 million | 1.67 million | Sweden |
| 1600s | 55,804 | 2.38 million | 2.33 million | Sweden |
| 1700s | 60,645 | 3.82 million | 3.76 million | Sweden |
| 1710s | 60,264 | 3.92 million | 3.86 million | Sweden |
| 1720s | 58,368 | 3.95 million | 3.89 million | Sweden |
| 1730s | 56,504 | 4.34 million | 4.28 million | Sweden |
| 1740s | 54,673 | 4.54 million | 4.48 million | Sweden |
| 1750s | 52,873 | 4.61 million | 4.55 million | Sweden |
| 1760s | 51,102 | 4.90 million | 4.85 million | Sweden |
| 1770s | 49,359 | 5.12 million | 5.07 million | Sweden |
| 1780s | 47,642 | 5.19 million | 5.15 million | Sweden |
| 1790s | 45,950 | 5.30 million | 5.26 million | Sweden |
| 1800s | 44,281 | 5.58 million | 5.54 million | Sweden |
| 1810s | 42,632 | 5.57 million | 5.52 million | Sweden |
| 1820s | 41,001 | 5.84 million | 5.80 million | Sweden |
| 1830s | 46,993 | 6.37 million | 6.32 million | Sweden |
| 1840s | 57,481 | 6.74 million | 6.68 million | Sweden |
| 1850s | 203,848 | 7.25 million | 7.05 million | Sweden |
| 1860s | 214,577 | 7.76 million | 7.55 million | Sweden |
| 1870s | 225,870 | 8.16 million | 7.93 million | Sweden |
| 1880s | 237,758 | 8.61 million | 8.38 million | Sweden |
| 1890s | 250,272 | 8.61 million | 8.36 million | Sweden |
| 1900s | 263,444 | 8.76 million | 8.50 million | Sweden |
| 1910s | 277,310 | 8.86 million | 8.58 million | Sweden |
| 1920s | 291,905 | 8.64 million | 8.35 million | Sweden |
| 1930s | 307,268 | 8.33 million | 8.02 million | Sweden |
| 1940s | 323,440 | 7.55 million | 7.22 million | Sweden |
| 1950s | 340,464 | 5.35 million | 5.01 million | Sweden |
| 1960s | 283,800 | 685,300 | 401,500 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 439,000 | 716,000 | 277,000 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 439,000 | 635,800 | 196,800 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 439,700 | 520,300 | 80,600 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 440,000 | 460,690 | 20,690 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 440,000 | 447,744 | 7,744 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 440,000 | 466,958 | 26,958 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long term, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 471,988 against 440,000 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long term between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 31,988, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for land use over the long term?
- Sri Lanka ranks 124th and Sweden ranks 123rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.