Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 94.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 9.9 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 49.5% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.7 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 91.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 94.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 81.7% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 78.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 52.1% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 27.6% less on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 16.8 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Gambia? See an in-depth size comparison.