Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years longer
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 39.5% less likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 19.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 83.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Pakistan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 74.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.1% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 84.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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 47.9% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 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 26.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 40.0% more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.0% less on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 20.6% more on healthcare
Pakistan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 28.1% more coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 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, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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