Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Jordan, you would:

Health

be 68.3% less likely to be obese

In Jordan, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 11.2% of people as of 2024.

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see 36.4% less spent on your healthcare

Jordan spends $798 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sri Lanka spends $507 as of 2023.

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have 60.2% fewer doctors per person

Jordan has 28.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Sri Lanka has 11.4 as of 2023.

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be 24.6 times more likely to die by suicide

Jordan has a suicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 14.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 75.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Jordan, 16.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.

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Life

be 41.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jordan, approximately 31.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, 18.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 56.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Jordan, approximately 12.0 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.

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have 50.6% fewer children

In Jordan, there are approximately 20.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 42.9% less likely to have internet access

In Jordan, approximately 95.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, about 54.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 43.3% less on education

Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Sri Lanka spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 52.0% less on healthcare

Jordan spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 51.5 times more coastline

Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.

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Safety

be 15.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Jordan, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, they kill 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 20.7% more home broadband

Jordan has 7.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sri Lanka has 8.5 as of 2024.

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live with 13.7% less strain on fresh water

Jordan withdraws 105% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sri Lanka withdraws 91% as of 2022.

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use 65.3% less electricity

Jordan uses 1,858 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sri Lanka uses 644 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 49.3% less CO2

Jordan emits 2.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sri Lanka emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Sri Lanka: At a glance

Sri Lanka is a sovereign country in South Asia, with a total land area of approximately 64,630 sq km. The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The coastal areas of the island were controlled by the Portuguese in the 16th century and by the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was formally united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983. After two decades of fighting, the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formalized a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Violence between the LTTE and government forces intensified in 2006, but the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007. By May 2009, the government announced that its military had defeated the remnants of the LTTE. Since the end of the conflict, the government has enacted an ambitious program of economic development projects, many of which are financed by loans from the Government of China. In addition to efforts to reconstruct its economy, the government has resettled more than 95% of those civilians who were displaced during the final phase of the conflict and released the vast majority of former LTTE combatants captured by Government Security Forces. At the same time, there has been little progress on more contentious and politically difficult issues such as reaching a political settlement with Tamil elected representatives and holding accountable those alleged to have been involved in human rights violations and other abuses during the conflict.
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