Pacific island small states vs Sri Lanka: Rural population, per capita
Pacific island small states
0.5912 units per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.7955 units per person
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
8th
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Pacific island small states
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7955 units per person against 0.5912 units per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.2043 units per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.769 units per person | 0.8031 units per person | 0.0341 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.7251 units per person | 0.7781 units per person | 0.0529 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.7039 units per person | 0.7967 units per person | 0.0927 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.6709 units per person | 0.8379 units per person | 0.1671 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.6448 units per person | 0.847 units per person | 0.2023 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.6186 units per person | 0.8139 units per person | 0.1953 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.5988 units per person | 0.7994 units per person | 0.2006 units per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Pacific island small states or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.7955 units per person against 0.5912 units per person in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2043 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 8th 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.