Burkina Faso vs Sri Lanka: Long term urban population region, annual growth rate
Burkina Faso
2.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.24 % change on previous year
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Sri Lanka rank
7th
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.24 % change on previous year against 2.04 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 7th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.4757 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 2.24 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 0.7412 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 3.41 % change on previous year | -0.1437 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 5.07 % change on previous year | -0.8747 % change on previous year | 5.94 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.88 % change on previous year | -0.8699 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 4.84 % change on previous year | -0.0867 % change on previous year | 4.93 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 0.0312 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, annual growth rate, Burkina Faso or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.24 % change on previous year against 2.04 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region, annual growth rate between Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka rank globally for long term urban population region, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 7th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Long term urban population region, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.