Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
be 74.4% less likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 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 15.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 82.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 57.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 64.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 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.
have 15.4% fewer children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 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 45.3% less likely to have internet access
In Paraguay, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% less on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 43.1% less on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
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 Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.