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

0.0071 units per person, with Tonga ahead.

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

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.

Sri Lanka vs Tonga: Urban population, per capita

Sri Lanka

0.2045 units per person

in 2025

Tonga

0.2116 units per person

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

213th

Tonga rank

212th

Urban population, per capita over time

Sri Lanka
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.2116 units per person against 0.2045 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0071 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 213th and Tonga ranks 212th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1969 units per person	0.1956 units per person	0.0013 units per person	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.2219 units per person	0.203 units per person	0.019 units per person	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.2033 units per person	0.213 units per person	0.0096 units per person	Tonga
1990s	0.1621 units per person	0.227 units per person	0.065 units per person	Tonga
2000s	0.153 units per person	0.2316 units per person	0.0786 units per person	Tonga
2010s	0.1861 units per person	0.2315 units per person	0.0454 units per person	Tonga
2020s	0.2006 units per person	0.2129 units per person	0.0123 units per person	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Sri Lanka or Tonga?: Tonga, at 0.2116 units per person against 0.2045 units per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Sri Lanka and Tonga?: 0.0071 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Sri Lanka ranks 213th and Tonga ranks 212th 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.