Mexico vs Sri Lanka: World population growth
Mexico
-0.6%
in 2100
Sri Lanka
-0.6%
in 2100
Mexico rank
162nd
Sri Lanka rank
160th
World population growth over time
- Mexico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -0.6% against -0.6% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 162nd and Sri Lanka ranks 160th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 19 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% | Mexico |
| 1800s | 0.9% | -1.0% | 1.9% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2030s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2040s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2050s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2060s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2070s | -0.3% | -0.3% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2080s | -0.4% | -0.4% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2090s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2100s | -0.6% | -0.6% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -0.6% against -0.6% in Mexico as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for world population growth?
- Mexico ranks 162nd and Sri Lanka ranks 160th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.