Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Population, total, per square kilometre
Population, total, per square kilometre over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 356.24 units per square kilometre against 42.1 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 314.14 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 8.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 178.94 units per square kilometre | 174.35 units per square kilometre | 4.59 units per square kilometre | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 209.99 units per square kilometre | 214.16 units per square kilometre | 4.17 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 242.51 units per square kilometre | 248.1 units per square kilometre | 5.59 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 82.2 units per square kilometre | 279.26 units per square kilometre | 197.06 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 38.13 units per square kilometre | 320.82 units per square kilometre | 282.69 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 40.47 units per square kilometre | 339.59 units per square kilometre | 299.12 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 42.38 units per square kilometre | 356.83 units per square kilometre | 314.45 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 356.24 units per square kilometre against 42.1 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 314.14 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?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, 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
Population, 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.