Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
be 74.5% less likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 4.7 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 69.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 71.2% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 76.9% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 41.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
have 25.6% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 61.5% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.1% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 59.4% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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