Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
be 21.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sri Lanka, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2020.
live 15.2 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
be 98.1% more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 58.4% less money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2020.
be 94.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 9.4% as of 2013.
be 9.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 39.5% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cote d'Ivoire, 617.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 55.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 76% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 14.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sri Lanka, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 80% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.5% less on healthcare
Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 76.2% more on education
Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 61.6% less coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cote d'Ivoire: At a glance
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