Sri Lanka vs Tonga: Urban area long term, annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
2.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Tonga
2.37 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Tonga rank
62nd
Urban area long term, annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tonga
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.4 % change on previous year against 2.37 % change on previous year in Tonga, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Tonga ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 61st and Tonga ranks 62nd of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.16 % change on previous year | 5.06 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | Tonga |
| 1960s | 3.48 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | Tonga |
| 1970s | 1.39 % change on previous year | 0.5836 % change on previous year | 0.8095 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.164 % change on previous year | 0.9545 % change on previous year | 0.7905 % change on previous year | Tonga |
| 1990s | -0.38 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.6052 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 0.6962 % change on previous year | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.79 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 0.027 % change on previous year | Tonga |
| 2020s | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 0.0417 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
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 Tonga?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.4 % change on previous year against 2.37 % change on previous year in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Tonga?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st and Tonga ranks 62nd 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.