Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
be 21.2% less likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 5.1 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 37.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
make 69.6% less money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
be 6.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
Life
have 27.0% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.2 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 Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.4% less likely to be literate
In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
be 3.1 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Sri Lanka? See an in-depth size comparison.