Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
be 76.5% less likely to be obese
In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 4.4 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 72.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 72.1% lower top tax rate
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 74.1% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 26.0% more children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 62.0% less likely to have internet access
In Belgium, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 67.2% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 61.7% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.2 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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