Puerto Rico vs Sri Lanka: Total population (thousands), per square kilometre

Puerto Rico
0.3653 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.3703 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
32nd
Sri Lanka rank
31st

Total population (thousands), per square kilometre over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Sri Lanka
00.10.20.30.4197019962023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.3703 thousands per square kilometre against 0.3653 thousands per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.005 thousands per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 215 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3293 thousands per square kilometre 0.2121 thousands per square kilometre 0.1172 thousands per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 0.3786 thousands per square kilometre 0.2468 thousands per square kilometre 0.1318 thousands per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 0.4127 thousands per square kilometre 0.277 thousands per square kilometre 0.1357 thousands per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 0.4272 thousands per square kilometre 0.3195 thousands per square kilometre 0.1077 thousands per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 0.3989 thousands per square kilometre 0.346 thousands per square kilometre 0.0529 thousands per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 0.3673 thousands per square kilometre 0.3669 thousands per square kilometre 0.0004 thousands per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total population (thousands), per square kilometre, Puerto Rico or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.3703 thousands per square kilometre against 0.3653 thousands per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in total population (thousands), per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
0.005 thousands per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka rank globally for total population (thousands), per square kilometre?
Puerto Rico ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total population (thousands), per square kilometre
Unit
thousands per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 10,529 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total population (thousands) 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.