Kuwait vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
-0.7%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-0.7%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
203rd
Sri Lanka rank
205th
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -0.7% against -0.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 203rd and Sri Lanka ranks 205th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 2.4% | 7.3% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 1.9% | 4.5% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 1.1% | 3.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -1.5% | 1.5% | 3.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 0.9% | 2.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 0.5% | 4.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -0.0% | 1.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions, Kuwait or Sri Lanka?
- Kuwait, at -0.7% against -0.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions between Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 203rd and Sri Lanka ranks 205th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.