Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of France, you would:
Health
be 75.9% less likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 5.1 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 40.5% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 69.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 70.1% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 70.2% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 18.4% more children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 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 France, approximately 3.1 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 58.8% less likely to have internet access
In France, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.1% less on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 63.1% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 72.4% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 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, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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