Aruba vs Sri Lanka: Rural population, per square kilometre
Aruba
227.63 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
284.47 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Aruba rank
10th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Aruba
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 284.47 units per square kilometre against 227.63 units per square kilometre in Aruba, a difference of 56.84 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Aruba's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 127.67 units per square kilometre | 139.46 units per square kilometre | 11.79 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 115.68 units per square kilometre | 166.65 units per square kilometre | 50.97 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 115.23 units per square kilometre | 197.72 units per square kilometre | 82.48 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 149.28 units per square kilometre | 234.15 units per square kilometre | 84.88 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 187.42 units per square kilometre | 271.7 units per square kilometre | 84.28 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 217.18 units per square kilometre | 276.36 units per square kilometre | 59.18 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 227.97 units per square kilometre | 285.8 units per square kilometre | 57.82 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Aruba or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 284.47 units per square kilometre against 227.63 units per square kilometre in Aruba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Aruba and Sri Lanka?
- 56.84 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Sri Lanka rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Aruba ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.