Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 78.7% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 40.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 77.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 68.2% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 52.8% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 59.5% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 55.1% less likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.2% less on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 41.4% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 77.0% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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