Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 10.7 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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
make 7.8 times more money
Eritrea has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2017, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 16.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 91.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Eritrea, 50.0% live below the poverty line as of 2004. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.5% more likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 80.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 41.5 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.
have 49.0% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 35.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 1.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 60.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, that number is 93% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 40.0% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Eritrea? See an in-depth size comparison.