Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 15.6 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 12.3% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 11.2% of people as of 2024.
see 2.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sri Lanka spends $507 as of 2023.
have 6.8 times more doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Sri Lanka has 11.4 as of 2023.
have 55.8% more access to essential health services
Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sri Lanka scores 67 as of 2021.
be 99.5% more likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 14.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 61.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2019.
make 64.0% more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $5,002 as of 2025.
be 72.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 95.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, 18.0 women do as of 2023.
be 85.5% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.7% as of 2024.
be 88.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2024.
have 68.0% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 31.8% more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, about 54.6% do as of 2024.
be 16.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.3% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Sri Lanka spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
Safety
be 44.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, they kill 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 5.3 times more home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sri Lanka has 8.5 as of 2024.
use 82.1% more electricity
Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sri Lanka uses 644 kWh as of 2023.
live with 17.8 times more strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sri Lanka withdraws 91% as of 2022.
Environment
be 57.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
emit 79.7% more CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sri Lanka emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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