Middle income vs Sri Lanka: Rural population, per square kilometre
Middle income
42.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
284.47 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Middle income
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 284.47 units per square kilometre against 42.38 units per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 242.09 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 6.7 times Middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 45 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.87 units per square kilometre | 139.46 units per square kilometre | 110.59 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 34.81 units per square kilometre | 166.65 units per square kilometre | 131.84 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 39.93 units per square kilometre | 197.72 units per square kilometre | 157.79 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 42.05 units per square kilometre | 234.15 units per square kilometre | 192.11 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 42.94 units per square kilometre | 271.7 units per square kilometre | 228.75 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 42.81 units per square kilometre | 276.36 units per square kilometre | 233.55 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 42.4 units per square kilometre | 285.8 units per square kilometre | 243.4 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, Middle income or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 284.47 units per square kilometre against 42.38 units per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Middle income and Sri Lanka?
- 242.09 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Middle income and Sri Lanka rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Middle income ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 45 groups.
- 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.