Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 80.1% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 5.8 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 81.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 70.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 67.4% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 12.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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.
have 20.7% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.1% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 66.1% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 45.3% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.9 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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