Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Anguilla instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

live 4.7 years longer

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 29.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

be 60.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 62.6% 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 Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 18.6% fewer children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Anguilla, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 21.8% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Anguilla, about 81.6% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Anguilla spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 95.4% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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