Puerto Rico vs Sri Lanka: Population density
Population density over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 361.19 people per sq. km of land area against 356.24 people per sq. km of land area in Sri Lanka, a difference of 4.95 people per sq. km of land area.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 216 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 289.61 people per sq. km of land area | 174.35 people per sq. km of land area | 115.26 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 333.03 people per sq. km of land area | 214.16 people per sq. km of land area | 118.87 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 378.68 people per sq. km of land area | 248.1 people per sq. km of land area | 130.58 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 413.72 people per sq. km of land area | 279.26 people per sq. km of land area | 134.46 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 428.6 people per sq. km of land area | 320.82 people per sq. km of land area | 107.78 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 398.14 people per sq. km of land area | 339.59 people per sq. km of land area | 58.55 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 365.51 people per sq. km of land area | 356.83 people per sq. km of land area | 8.68 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Puerto Rico or Sri Lanka?
- Puerto Rico, at 361.19 people per sq. km of land area against 356.24 people per sq. km of land area in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 4.95 people per sq. km of land area, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka rank globally for population density?
- Puerto Rico ranks 31st 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.