Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Population density
Population density over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 356.24 people per sq. km of land area against 42.1 people per sq. km of land area in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 314.14 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 8.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 178.93 people per sq. km of land area | 174.35 people per sq. km of land area | 4.59 people per sq. km of land area | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 209.99 people per sq. km of land area | 214.16 people per sq. km of land area | 4.17 people per sq. km of land area | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 242.51 people per sq. km of land area | 248.1 people per sq. km of land area | 5.59 people per sq. km of land area | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 82.2 people per sq. km of land area | 279.26 people per sq. km of land area | 197.06 people per sq. km of land area | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 38.13 people per sq. km of land area | 320.82 people per sq. km of land area | 282.69 people per sq. km of land area | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 40.47 people per sq. km of land area | 339.59 people per sq. km of land area | 299.12 people per sq. km of land area | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 42.38 people per sq. km of land area | 356.83 people per sq. km of land area | 314.45 people per sq. km of land area | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 356.24 people per sq. km of land area against 42.1 people per sq. km of land area in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 314.14 people per sq. km of land area, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for population density?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.