Colombia vs Sri Lanka: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Colombia
1.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.29 % change on previous year
in 2025
Colombia rank
106th
Sri Lanka rank
109th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Colombia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.36 % change on previous year against 1.29 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 109th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.12 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 1960s | 4.97 % change on previous year | 5.05 % change on previous year | 0.0827 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.52 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2.95 % change on previous year | -0.4929 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.62 % change on previous year | -0.765 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 0.4254 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.9987 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.43 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | 0.0222 % change on previous year | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Colombia or Sri Lanka?
- Colombia, at 1.36 % change on previous year against 1.29 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.07 % change on previous year, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Colombia ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 109th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.