Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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 90.6% less likely to be obese
In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 83.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
make 29.0% less money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $17,600 as of 2019, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 27.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 19.8% more children
In Palau, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 73.0% less on healthcare
Palau spends 15.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.8% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 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 Palau? See an in-depth size comparison.