Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 99.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 17.9 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 68.7% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.4 times more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 82.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 91.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.2% more likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 83.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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 40.4% fewer children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% 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 12.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 93% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 18.6% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 71.6% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 63.7% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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