Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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.
be 88.7% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.4 times more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 84.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 60.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 75.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 31.4% fewer children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 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 13.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 93% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 83.1% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 60.2% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.2% more coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.