Sri Lanka vs Syria: Urban area long term, annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
2.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Syria
2.58 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Syria rank
59th
Urban area long term, annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.58 % change on previous year against 2.4 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.18 % change on previous year.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Syria ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 61st and Syria ranks 59th of 202 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.1551 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 1960s | 3.48 % change on previous year | 4.02 % change on previous year | 0.5353 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 1970s | 1.39 % change on previous year | 4.43 % change on previous year | 3.04 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.164 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | 4.36 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 1990s | -0.38 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.6052 % change on previous year | 3.63 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 2010s | 1.79 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 2020s | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 0.1807 % change on previous year | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or Syria?
- Syria, at 2.58 % change on previous year against 2.4 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Syria?
- 0.18 % change on previous year, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Syria rank globally for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st and Syria ranks 59th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.