Japan vs Sri Lanka: Population regions with projections, per square kilometre
Japan
341.14 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
371.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
31st
Population regions with projections, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 371.35 units per square kilometre against 341.14 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 30.21 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 275.62 units per square kilometre | 174.35 units per square kilometre | 101.27 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 306.66 units per square kilometre | 214.16 units per square kilometre | 92.5 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 330.36 units per square kilometre | 248.1 units per square kilometre | 82.26 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 343.72 units per square kilometre | 279.26 units per square kilometre | 64.46 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 350.51 units per square kilometre | 320.82 units per square kilometre | 29.69 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 349.67 units per square kilometre | 347.37 units per square kilometre | 2.3 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 343.85 units per square kilometre | 368.04 units per square kilometre | 24.2 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population regions with projections, per square kilometre, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 371.35 units per square kilometre against 341.14 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population regions with projections, per square kilometre between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 30.21 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for population regions with projections, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population regions with projections, 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
Population regions with projections 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.