Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Pakistan
0.312 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.3539 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
22nd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre against 0.312 Persons per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0419 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 167 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1711 Persons per square kilometre 0.2875 Persons per square kilometre 0.1164 Persons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.2237 Persons per square kilometre 0.3125 Persons per square kilometre 0.0888 Persons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.2715 Persons per square kilometre 0.341 Persons per square kilometre 0.0695 Persons per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.3032 Persons per square kilometre 0.3525 Persons per square kilometre 0.0493 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, Pakistan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre against 0.312 Persons per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
0.0419 Persons per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Pakistan ranks 24th 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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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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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.