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
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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About this data
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.