Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
be 74.6% less likely to be obese
In Slovakia, 20.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 0.8 years less
In Slovakia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 65.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovakia, 11.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Slovakia has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 58.7% less money
Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $30,300 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 54.4% more children
In Slovakia, 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 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovakia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 70.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Slovakia, 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 61.1% less likely to have internet access
In Slovakia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% less on education
Slovakia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 41.4% less on healthcare
Slovakia spends 7.0% 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 Inland Revenue Department, Tax Directorate, Slovakia.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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