Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Ethiopia
0.2411 people per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.2184 people per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
205th
Sri Lanka rank
208th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.2411 people per person against 0.2184 people per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0227 people per person.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 205th and Sri Lanka ranks 208th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0774 people per person | 0.1969 people per person | 0.1195 people per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0935 people per person | 0.2219 people per person | 0.1284 people per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.1137 people per person | 0.2033 people per person | 0.0897 people per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.1378 people per person | 0.1621 people per person | 0.0242 people per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1589 people per person | 0.153 people per person | 0.0059 people per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.1929 people per person | 0.1904 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.2288 people per person | 0.2089 people per person | 0.0198 people per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Ethiopia or Sri Lanka?
- Ethiopia, at 0.2411 people per person against 0.2184 people per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0227 people per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 205th and Sri Lanka ranks 208th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.