Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
be 76.1% less likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 2.2 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 31.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 72.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 66.8% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 30.6% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 61.5% less likely to have internet access
In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.8% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% 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
Cyprus 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 2.1 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.