Sri Lanka vs Uganda: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
74.81 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
74.27 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
86th
Uganda rank
88th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 74.81 people per square kilometre against 74.27 people per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.54 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 86th and Uganda ranks 88th of 215 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.88 people per square kilometre | 2.41 people per square kilometre | 32.48 people per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 47.51 people per square kilometre | 3.73 people per square kilometre | 43.78 people per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 50.39 people per square kilometre | 6.03 people per square kilometre | 44.35 people per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 45.11 people per square kilometre | 10.87 people per square kilometre | 34.24 people per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 49.12 people per square kilometre | 19.5 people per square kilometre | 29.62 people per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 64.71 people per square kilometre | 44.96 people per square kilometre | 19.74 people per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 73.27 people per square kilometre | 68.77 people per square kilometre | 4.49 people per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
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, Sri Lanka or Uganda?
- Sri Lanka, at 74.81 people per square kilometre against 74.27 people per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 0.54 people per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uganda rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 86th and Uganda ranks 88th 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.