Benin vs Sri Lanka: Population density

Benin

351.08 people per km²

in 2100

Sri Lanka

343.51 people per km²

in 2100

Benin rank

44th

Sri Lanka rank

45th

Population density over time

Benin currently reports 351.08 people per km² against 343.51 people per km² in Sri Lanka, a difference of 7.57 people per km².

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.