Japan vs Sri Lanka: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates
Japan
0.3382 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.3539 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
23rd
Sri Lanka rank
22nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre against 0.3382 Persons per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0157 Persons per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 167 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3435 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2875 Persons per square kilometre | 0.056 Persons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.3501 Persons per square kilometre | 0.3125 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0376 Persons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.349 Persons per square kilometre | 0.341 Persons per square kilometre | 0.008 Persons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.3409 Persons per square kilometre | 0.3525 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0115 Persons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre against 0.3382 Persons per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0157 Persons per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Japan ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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.