South Sudan vs Sri Lanka: Rural population, per capita
South Sudan
0.7832 units per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.7955 units per person
in 2025
South Sudan rank
8th
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Rural population, per capita over time
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7955 units per person against 0.7832 units per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0123 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9142 units per person | 0.8031 units per person | 0.1111 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.915 units per person | 0.7781 units per person | 0.1369 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.9049 units per person | 0.7967 units per person | 0.1083 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.8552 units per person | 0.8379 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.8327 units per person | 0.847 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.813 units per person | 0.8139 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.7907 units per person | 0.7994 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, South Sudan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.7955 units per person against 0.7832 units per person in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between South Sudan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0123 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Sri Lanka rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 8th 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.