Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population

Somalia
12,986 1000 No
in 2050
Sri Lanka
14,218 1000 No
in 2050
Somalia rank
44th
Sri Lanka rank
41st

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population over time

  • Somalia
  • Sri Lanka
05.0k10.0k15.0k195020002050

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 14,218 1000 No against 12,986 1000 No in Somalia, a difference of 1,232 1000 No.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 101 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 226 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 2,108 1000 No 7,365 1000 No 5,257 1000 No Sri Lanka
1960s 2,448 1000 No 9,132 1000 No 6,684 1000 No Sri Lanka
1970s 3,136 1000 No 11,172 1000 No 8,036 1000 No Sri Lanka
1980s 4,920 1000 No 13,081 1000 No 8,161 1000 No Sri Lanka
1990s 5,380 1000 No 14,756 1000 No 9,376 1000 No Sri Lanka
2000s 6,662 1000 No 15,878 1000 No 9,216 1000 No Sri Lanka
2010s 7,844 1000 No 16,865 1000 No 9,021 1000 No Sri Lanka
2020s 9,413 1000 No 17,126 1000 No 7,714 1000 No Sri Lanka
2030s 10,990 1000 No 16,541 1000 No 5,551 1000 No Sri Lanka
2040s 12,358 1000 No 15,179 1000 No 2,821 1000 No Sri Lanka
2050s 12,986 1000 No 14,218 1000 No 1,231 1000 No Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 14,218 1000 No against 12,986 1000 No in Somalia as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
1,232 1000 No, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Somalia ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.