Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of India, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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.
be 33.3% more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 43.2% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 81.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 57.8% lower top tax rate
India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 75.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.1% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 72.9% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 18.0% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 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 18.6% less likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% less on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 36.7% more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.9% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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 Inland Revenue Department, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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