Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Economy
make 5.4 times more money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in New Jersey, the GDP per capita is $70,788 as of 2024.
be 29.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Jersey, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 37.2% more likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Jersey, about 91.9% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
