Sri Lanka vs Uganda: Long term urban population region, annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
2.24 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uganda
2.39 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
7th
Uganda rank
5th
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.39 % change on previous year against 2.24 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.15 % change on previous year.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Uganda ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4757 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | 4.11 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 1960s | 1.5 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 1970s | -0.1437 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 1980s | -0.8747 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | 4.68 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 1990s | -0.8699 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2000s | -0.0867 % change on previous year | 0.8843 % change on previous year | 0.971 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | 0.3059 % change on previous year | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.39 % change on previous year against 2.24 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region, annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 0.15 % change on previous year, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uganda rank globally for long term urban population region, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 5th 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.