Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Nepal, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Nepal, the average life expectancy is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 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 26.8% more likely to be obese
In Nepal, 4.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.3 times more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 83.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nepal, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
be 61.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 80.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nepal, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.9% more likely to be literate
In Nepal, the literacy rate is 67.9% as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 67.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Nepal, approximately 25.1 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.
have 21.3% fewer children
In Nepal, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 52.3% less on education
Nepal spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
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 Nepal? See an in-depth size comparison.