Niger vs Sri Lanka: Rural population, per capita
Niger
0.8163 units per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.7955 units per person
in 2025
Niger rank
5th
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Niger
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.8163 units per person against 0.7955 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0208 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.932 units per person | 0.8031 units per person | 0.1289 units per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.8849 units per person | 0.7781 units per person | 0.1069 units per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.8535 units per person | 0.7967 units per person | 0.0569 units per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.8425 units per person | 0.8379 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.8375 units per person | 0.847 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.8362 units per person | 0.8139 units per person | 0.0223 units per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.8235 units per person | 0.7994 units per person | 0.0241 units per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Niger or Sri Lanka?
- Niger, at 0.8163 units per person against 0.7955 units per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0208 units per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Sri Lanka rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Niger ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 216 countries.
- 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.