Puerto Rico vs Sri Lanka: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square

Puerto Rico
0.3655 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.3713 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
27th
Sri Lanka rank
26th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Sri Lanka
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.3713 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.3655 1000 No per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0058 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.288 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1743 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1136 1000 No per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 0.332 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2142 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1179 1000 No per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 0.3805 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2481 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1324 1000 No per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 0.4143 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2793 1000 No per square kilometre 0.135 1000 No per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 0.4267 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3208 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1059 1000 No per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 0.3964 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3474 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0491 1000 No per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 0.3667 1000 No per square kilometre 0.368 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square, Puerto Rico or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.3713 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.3655 1000 No per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
0.0058 1000 No per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka 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 - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Puerto Rico ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.