Grenada vs Sri Lanka: Rural population, per square kilometre
Grenada
218.8 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
284.47 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Grenada rank
11th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Grenada
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 284.47 units per square kilometre against 218.8 units per square kilometre in Grenada, a difference of 65.67 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Grenada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Grenada ahead.
Grenada ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 196.65 units per square kilometre | 139.46 units per square kilometre | 57.19 units per square kilometre | Grenada |
| 1970s | 193.88 units per square kilometre | 166.65 units per square kilometre | 27.23 units per square kilometre | Grenada |
| 1980s | 189.04 units per square kilometre | 197.72 units per square kilometre | 8.67 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 199.45 units per square kilometre | 234.15 units per square kilometre | 34.71 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 206.34 units per square kilometre | 271.7 units per square kilometre | 65.36 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 214.93 units per square kilometre | 276.36 units per square kilometre | 61.43 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 218.64 units per square kilometre | 285.8 units per square kilometre | 67.15 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, Grenada or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 284.47 units per square kilometre against 218.8 units per square kilometre in Grenada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Grenada and Sri Lanka?
- 65.67 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Grenada and Sri Lanka rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Grenada ranks 11th 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.
Individual pages
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.