What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Samoa and Sri Lanka?

0.0294 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Urban population, per capita

Samoa

0.1751 units per person

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.2045 units per person

in 2025

Samoa rank

216th

Sri Lanka rank

213th

Urban population, per capita over time

Samoa
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2045 units per person against 0.1751 units per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0294 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 216th and Sri Lanka ranks 213th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.193 units per person	0.1969 units per person	0.0039 units per person	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.2091 units per person	0.2219 units per person	0.0128 units per person	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.2085 units per person	0.2033 units per person	0.0051 units per person	Samoa
1990s	0.2148 units per person	0.1621 units per person	0.0528 units per person	Samoa
2000s	0.2126 units per person	0.153 units per person	0.0596 units per person	Samoa
2010s	0.1921 units per person	0.1861 units per person	0.006 units per person	Samoa
2020s	0.1761 units per person	0.2006 units per person	0.0246 units per person	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Samoa or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.2045 units per person against 0.1751 units per person in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Samoa and Sri Lanka?: 0.0294 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Samoa ranks 216th and Sri Lanka ranks 213th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.