Japan vs Sri Lanka: Population density
Population density over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 356.24 people per sq. km of land area against 341.55 people per sq. km of land area in Japan, a difference of 14.69 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 216 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 | 267.16 people per sq. km of land area | 174.35 people per sq. km of land area | 92.81 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 1970s | 301.25 people per sq. km of land area | 214.16 people per sq. km of land area | 87.09 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 1980s | 329.17 people per sq. km of land area | 248.1 people per sq. km of land area | 81.07 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 1990s | 343.48 people per sq. km of land area | 279.26 people per sq. km of land area | 64.22 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 2000s | 350.25 people per sq. km of land area | 320.82 people per sq. km of land area | 29.43 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 2010s | 349.21 people per sq. km of land area | 339.59 people per sq. km of land area | 9.62 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 2020s | 344.01 people per sq. km of land area | 356.83 people per sq. km of land area | 12.82 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, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 356.24 people per sq. km of land area against 341.55 people per sq. km of land area in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 14.69 people per sq. km of land area, 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 density?
- Japan ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 216 countries.
- 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.