South Sudan vs Sri Lanka: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
South Sudan
0.2168 people per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.2184 people per person
in 2025
South Sudan rank
209th
Sri Lanka rank
208th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2184 people per person against 0.2168 people per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0016 people per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
South Sudan ranks 209th and Sri Lanka ranks 208th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0858 people per person | 0.1969 people per person | 0.1111 people per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.085 people per person | 0.2219 people per person | 0.1369 people per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0951 people per person | 0.2033 people per person | 0.1083 people per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.1448 people per person | 0.1621 people per person | 0.0173 people per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1673 people per person | 0.153 people per person | 0.0143 people per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.1869 people per person | 0.1904 people per person | 0.0035 people per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.2093 people per person | 0.2089 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | South Sudan |
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, South Sudan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.2184 people per person against 0.2168 people per person in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between South Sudan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0016 people per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 209th 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.