Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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 89.0% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 98.4% more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 79.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 44.4% lower top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 28.2% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 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 56.2% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 35.9% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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 Inland Revenue Department, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.