Sri Lanka vs Uganda: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
0.066 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
82nd
Uganda rank
79th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Uganda
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 82nd and Uganda ranks 79th of 190 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0304 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0281 1000 No per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.0393 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0355 1000 No per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0477 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0411 1000 No per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0533 1000 No per square kilometre 0.013 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0403 1000 No per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0568 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0238 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0329 1000 No per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0607 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0173 1000 No per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0649 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0639 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 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. — urban population, per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Uganda?
0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Uganda rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 82nd and Uganda ranks 79th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, 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. — Urban population, 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, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 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.