Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Anguilla, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years less
In Anguilla, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 39.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Anguilla, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2002. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 82.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Anguilla, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 14.9% more children
In Anguilla, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Anguilla, 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 57.3% less likely to have internet access
In Anguilla, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.7% less on education
Anguilla spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 22.0 times more coastline
Anguilla has a total of 61 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 Anguilla? See an in-depth size comparison.