What is the difference in population regions with projections, per capita between Macau, China and Sri Lanka?

0.02 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sri Lanka?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population regions with projections, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Macau, China vs Sri Lanka: Population regions with projections, per capita

Macau, China

1.05 units per person

in 2025

Sri Lanka

1.07 units per person

in 2025

Macau, China rank

7th

Sri Lanka rank

6th

Population regions with projections, per capita over time

Macau, China
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.07 units per person against 1.05 units per person in Macau, China, a difference of 0.02 units per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macau, China	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1 units per person	1 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Macau, China
1970s	1.01 units per person	1 units per person	0.0072 units per person	Macau, China
1980s	1.02 units per person	1 units per person	0.0211 units per person	Macau, China
1990s	1 units per person	1 units per person	0.0016 units per person	Macau, China
2000s	1.03 units per person	1 units per person	0.0287 units per person	Macau, China
2010s	1.01 units per person	1.02 units per person	0.017 units per person	Sri Lanka
2020s	1.03 units per person	1.04 units per person	0.0068 units per person	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, per capita, Macau, China or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1.07 units per person against 1.05 units per person in Macau, China as of 2025.
What is the difference in population regions with projections, per capita between Macau, China and Sri Lanka?: 0.02 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sri Lanka?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Macau, China and Sri Lanka rank globally for population regions with projections, per capita?: Macau, China ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population regions with projections, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population regions with projections, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

Population regions with projections divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.