Euro area vs Sri Lanka: Rural population, per capita
Euro area
0.2252 units per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.7955 units per person
in 2025
Euro area rank
3rd
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Euro area
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7955 units per person against 0.2252 units per person in Euro area, a difference of 0.5703 units per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.5 times Euro area's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 3 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.363 units per person | 0.8031 units per person | 0.4401 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.3137 units per person | 0.7781 units per person | 0.4643 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.2917 units per person | 0.7967 units per person | 0.5049 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.2754 units per person | 0.8379 units per person | 0.5625 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.2569 units per person | 0.847 units per person | 0.5902 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.2407 units per person | 0.8139 units per person | 0.5732 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.2284 units per person | 0.7994 units per person | 0.5709 units per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Euro area or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.7955 units per person against 0.2252 units per person in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Euro area and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5703 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Sri Lanka rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Euro area ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 3 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.