Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Niue, you would:
Health
be 89.6% less likely to be obese
In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 59.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Basic Needs
be 56.2% less likely to have internet access
In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.6% less on healthcare
Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.9 times more coastline
Niue has a total of 64 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 Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.