Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
be 18.0 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 Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 9.9 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 82.4% less money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 11.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 16.6 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 Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.0% less likely to be literate
In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.
be 4.5 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.0% 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 Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 38.1% more on education
Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
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