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

0.0187 units per person, with Vanuatu ahead.

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

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 Vanuatu: Urban population, per capita

Sri Lanka

0.2045 units per person

in 2025

Vanuatu

0.2232 units per person

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

213th

Vanuatu rank

210th

Urban population, per capita over time

Sri Lanka
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.2232 units per person against 0.2045 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0187 units per person.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 213th and Vanuatu ranks 210th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1969 units per person	0.0928 units per person	0.1041 units per person	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.2219 units per person	0.1268 units per person	0.0952 units per person	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.2033 units per person	0.1665 units per person	0.0368 units per person	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.1621 units per person	0.2009 units per person	0.0388 units per person	Vanuatu
2000s	0.153 units per person	0.2291 units per person	0.0761 units per person	Vanuatu
2010s	0.1861 units per person	0.2463 units per person	0.0602 units per person	Vanuatu
2020s	0.2006 units per person	0.223 units per person	0.0224 units per person	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Sri Lanka or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 0.2232 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 Vanuatu?: 0.0187 units per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and Vanuatu rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Sri Lanka ranks 213th and Vanuatu ranks 210th 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.