Sri Lanka vs Vanuatu: Urban population (% of total population)
Sri Lanka
20.5%
in 2025
Vanuatu
22.3%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
213th
Vanuatu rank
210th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 22.3% against 20.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.8%.
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 | 19.7% | 9.3% | 10.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 22.2% | 12.7% | 9.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 16.7% | 3.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 20.1% | 3.9% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 22.9% | 7.6% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 24.6% | 6.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 22.3% | 2.2% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Sri Lanka or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 22.3% against 20.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
- 1.8%, 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?
- Sri Lanka ranks 213th and Vanuatu ranks 210th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.