Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sri Lanka: Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
28.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
234.76 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd

Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 234.76 units per square kilometre against 28.36 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 206.4 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 8.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 7.07 units per square kilometre 97.05 units per square kilometre 89.98 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 9.11 units per square kilometre 123.77 units per square kilometre 114.66 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 12.34 units per square kilometre 148.95 units per square kilometre 136.61 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 15.42 units per square kilometre 179.66 units per square kilometre 164.24 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 19.69 units per square kilometre 216.04 units per square kilometre 196.35 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 22.72 units per square kilometre 225.72 units per square kilometre 202.99 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 27.13 units per square kilometre 235.25 units per square kilometre 208.11 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 234.76 units per square kilometre against 28.36 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and Sri Lanka?
206.4 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Sri Lanka rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 15-64, total 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.