Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sri Lanka: Rural population, per capita
Africa Eastern and Southern
0.613 units per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.7955 units per person
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7955 units per person against 0.613 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.1825 units per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8422 units per person | 0.8031 units per person | 0.0391 units per person | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1970s | 0.8106 units per person | 0.7781 units per person | 0.0325 units per person | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1980s | 0.7735 units per person | 0.7967 units per person | 0.0232 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.7321 units per person | 0.8379 units per person | 0.1058 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.6968 units per person | 0.847 units per person | 0.1503 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.657 units per person | 0.8139 units per person | 0.1569 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6242 units per person | 0.7994 units per person | 0.1752 units per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.7955 units per person against 0.613 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1825 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Sri Lanka rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.