Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Florida instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Florida, that number is 32.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.5 times more money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $5,002 as of 2025, while in Florida, the GDP per capita is $57,636 as of 2024.
be 10.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Florida, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 65.6% more likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 54.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Florida, about 90.4% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
