IDA total vs Sri Lanka: Rural population, per capita
IDA total
0.5885 units per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.7955 units per person
in 2025
IDA total rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Rural population, per capita over time
- IDA total
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7955 units per person against 0.5885 units per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.207 units per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.849 units per person | 0.8031 units per person | 0.0459 units per person | IDA total |
| 1970s | 0.8068 units per person | 0.7781 units per person | 0.0287 units per person | IDA total |
| 1980s | 0.7605 units per person | 0.7967 units per person | 0.0361 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.7215 units per person | 0.8379 units per person | 0.1165 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.68 units per person | 0.847 units per person | 0.167 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.6344 units per person | 0.8139 units per person | 0.1795 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.5999 units per person | 0.7994 units per person | 0.1994 units per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, IDA total or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.7955 units per person against 0.5885 units per person in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between IDA total and Sri Lanka?
- 0.207 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Sri Lanka rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- IDA total ranks 9th 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.