Japan vs Sri Lanka: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square

Japan
341.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
356.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
29th

Number of people with and without electricity access, per square over time

  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
0100200300400199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 356.24 units per square kilometre against 341.55 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 14.69 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 350.25 units per square kilometre 249.39 units per square kilometre 100.85 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 349.21 units per square kilometre 316.72 units per square kilometre 32.49 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 344.01 units per square kilometre 356.83 units per square kilometre 12.82 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per square, Japan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 356.24 units per square kilometre against 341.55 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Japan and Sri Lanka?
14.69 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
Japan ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,316 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people with and without electricity access 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.