Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 7.0 times more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.3 times more money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,200 as of 2022, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2022.
be 40.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In United States, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
pay a 2.6 times higher top tax rate
Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 27.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 37.0% less 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 15.9% fewer children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 37.3% more likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In United States, about 92.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.6 times more on healthcare
Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 14.9 times more coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
United States: At a glance
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