Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Sri Lanka: Rural population, per capita

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.6167 units per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.7955 units per person
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
6th
Sri Lanka rank
6th

Rural population, per capita over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7955 units per person against 0.6167 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.1788 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.861 units per person 0.8031 units per person 0.0579 units per person Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 0.8171 units per person 0.7781 units per person 0.039 units per person Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 0.7746 units per person 0.7967 units per person 0.0221 units per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.7352 units per person 0.8379 units per person 0.1028 units per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.7025 units per person 0.847 units per person 0.1445 units per person Sri Lanka
2010s 0.6633 units per person 0.8139 units per person 0.1506 units per person Sri Lanka
2020s 0.6283 units per person 0.7994 units per person 0.1711 units per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.7955 units per person against 0.6167 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sri Lanka?
0.1788 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sri Lanka?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sri Lanka rank globally for rural population, per capita?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th 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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Indicator
Rural population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.