Jordan vs Sri Lanka: Urban population, annual growth rate
Jordan
-0.0009 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.0056 % change on previous year
in 2025
Jordan rank
186th
Sri Lanka rank
184th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Jordan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0056 % change on previous year against -0.0009 % change on previous year in Jordan, a difference of 0.0065 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 6.0 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 186th and Sri Lanka ranks 184th of 218 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.12 % change on previous year | 5.03 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | Jordan |
| 1970s | 5.58 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year | Jordan |
| 1980s | 6.93 % change on previous year | -0.4929 % change on previous year | 7.42 % change on previous year | Jordan |
| 1990s | 5.3 % change on previous year | -0.765 % change on previous year | 6.07 % change on previous year | Jordan |
| 2000s | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | Jordan |
| 2010s | 5.41 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | Jordan |
| 2020s | 1.6 % change on previous year | 0.7669 % change on previous year | 0.8296 % change on previous year | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Jordan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0056 % change on previous year against -0.0009 % change on previous year in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Jordan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0065 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Jordan ranks 186th and Sri Lanka ranks 184th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.