Puerto Rico vs Sri Lanka: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Puerto Rico
0.0028 sq. km per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.003 sq. km per person
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
186th
Sri Lanka rank
183rd
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.003 sq. km per person against 0.0028 sq. km per person in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0002 sq. km per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 186th and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 216 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.006 sq. km per person | 0.0026 sq. km per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.003 sq. km per person | 0.0049 sq. km per person | 0.0019 sq. km per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0024 sq. km per person | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 0.0013 sq. km per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0025 sq. km per person | 0.0031 sq. km per person | 0.0006 sq. km per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0027 sq. km per person | 0.003 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Puerto Rico or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.003 sq. km per person against 0.0028 sq. km per person in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0002 sq. km per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 186th and Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.