Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 37.9% less likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 11.2% of people as of 2024.
live 4.7 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 89.7% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sri Lanka spends $507 as of 2023.
have 80.6% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Sri Lanka has 11.4 as of 2023.
have 23.9% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sri Lanka scores 67 as of 2021.
be 28.0% more likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 14.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 35.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
be 12.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2019.
make 84.4% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $5,002 as of 2025.
Life
have 27.8% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, 18.0 women do as of 2023.
be 92.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.3% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 88.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, about 54.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 59.8% less on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Sri Lanka spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 64.1% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 25.3% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
Safety
be 4.6 times more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 59.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, they kill 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 81.3% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sri Lanka has 8.5 as of 2024.
live with 7.4 times more strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sri Lanka withdraws 91% as of 2022.
use 87.8% less electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Sri Lanka uses 644 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 68.1% less CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sri Lanka emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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