Sri Lanka Geography Stats
Definitions
- History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
- History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
SOURCES: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.
Citation
- Sri Lanka ranked #10 for land use > permanent crops amongst Hot countries in 2013.
- Sri Lanka ranked #6 for area > total amongst Densely populated countries in 2013.
- Sri Lanka ranked #11 for land use > arable land amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
- Sri Lanka has had the highest maritime claims > continental shelf since 2010.
- Sri Lanka ranked 10 places from the bottom for area > land > per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2008.