Poland vs Sri Lanka: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Poland
75.79 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
74.81 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland rank
85th
Sri Lanka rank
86th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Poland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Poland currently reports 75.79 people per square kilometre against 74.81 people per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.98 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 215 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.19 people per square kilometre | 34.88 people per square kilometre | 16.3 people per square kilometre | Poland |
| 1970s | 60.73 people per square kilometre | 47.51 people per square kilometre | 13.23 people per square kilometre | Poland |
| 1980s | 72.4 people per square kilometre | 50.39 people per square kilometre | 22.01 people per square kilometre | Poland |
| 1990s | 76.92 people per square kilometre | 45.11 people per square kilometre | 31.81 people per square kilometre | Poland |
| 2000s | 76.56 people per square kilometre | 49.12 people per square kilometre | 27.44 people per square kilometre | Poland |
| 2010s | 75.41 people per square kilometre | 64.71 people per square kilometre | 10.7 people per square kilometre | Poland |
| 2020s | 74.95 people per square kilometre | 73.27 people per square kilometre | 1.69 people per square kilometre | Poland |
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 square kilometre, Poland or Sri Lanka?
- Poland, at 75.79 people per square kilometre against 74.81 people per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Poland and Sri Lanka?
- 0.98 people per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Poland ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.