Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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.
see 21.7% more spent on your healthcare
Indonesia spends $417 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sri Lanka spends $507 as of 2023.
have 2.2 times more doctors per person
Indonesia has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Sri Lanka has 11.4 as of 2023.
have 21.8% more access to essential health services
Indonesia scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sri Lanka scores 67 as of 2021.
be 12.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Indonesia has a suicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 14.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 23.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 87.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 140.0 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 65.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 15.2 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 35.9% fewer children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.8 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 25.0% less likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, about 54.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.0% more on education
Indonesia spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Sri Lanka spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 36.3% more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.6% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
Safety
be 11.0 times more likely to be murdered
Indonesia has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 72.2% more home broadband
Indonesia has 4.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sri Lanka has 8.5 as of 2024.
live with 3.1 times more strain on fresh water
Indonesia withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sri Lanka withdraws 91% as of 2022.
use 55.4% less electricity
Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sri Lanka uses 644 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 36.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Indonesia, air pollution causes 58.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
emit 63.1% less CO2
Indonesia emits 2.9 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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