Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 75.8% less likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 65.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 82.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 23.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
make 31.3% less money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 54.7% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 70.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 55.1% less likely to have internet access
In Serbia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.7% less on education
Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 52.9% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.7% 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 Serbia? See an in-depth size comparison.