Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
be 77.7% less likely to be obese
In Montenegro, 23.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 69.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 83.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 24.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
make 31.7% less money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $18,300 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 23.3% more children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 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 Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 55.1% less likely to have internet access
In Montenegro, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.6% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 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, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Montenegro? See an in-depth size comparison.