Sri Lanka vs Tonga: Rural population, per capita
Sri Lanka
0.7955 units per person
in 2025
Tonga
0.7884 units per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Tonga rank
7th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tonga
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7955 units per person against 0.7884 units per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.0071 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 6th and Tonga ranks 7th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8031 units per person | 0.8044 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.7781 units per person | 0.797 units per person | 0.019 units per person | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.7967 units per person | 0.787 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.8379 units per person | 0.773 units per person | 0.065 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.847 units per person | 0.7684 units per person | 0.0786 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.8139 units per person | 0.7685 units per person | 0.0454 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.7994 units per person | 0.7871 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Sri Lanka or Tonga?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.7955 units per person against 0.7884 units per person in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Sri Lanka and Tonga?
- 0.0071 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 6th and Tonga ranks 7th 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.