Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oregon instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
live 17.4 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Niger, that number is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 91.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Niger, that number is 0.6% as of 2023.
make 87.7% less money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Niger, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Niger, however, that number is 40.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Niger, there are 46.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Niger, 441.0 women do as of 2020.
be 59.6% less likely to be literate
In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Niger, it is 37.3% as of 2018.
be 8.1 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 Niger, on the other hand, 66.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 80.5% 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 2022. In Niger, that number is 20% of people on average (66% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 67.2% less likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Niger, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.1% 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 Niger, that number is 69% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 100.0% more on education
Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Niger spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 51.2% more on healthcare
Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Niger, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
