Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sri Lanka fits inside Canada 238 times.
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 151 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 3,435 m above Sri Lanka’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 91% more people than Sri Lanka.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sri Lanka is 74 times as densely populated as Canada.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 10.7 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 8.8 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 7.5 years older than in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sri Lanka have 0.7 more children on average than in Canada.
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 12% in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka 0.0.
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada and Sri Lanka are practically level.
Canada: 2 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 21 times the size of Sri Lanka’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 3.9 times as much per person as Sri Lanka.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sri Lanka than in Canada (Gini 6.2 points higher).
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sri Lanka and Canada are practically level.
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Sri Lanka’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 48 times as much on health per person as Sri Lanka.
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 4.4 years longer than in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sri Lanka is 11% more likely to die before turning one than in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Sri Lanka.
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Sri Lanka smoke, versus 11% in Canada.
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.73 points higher than in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 3.7 times as much alcohol as in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 8.2 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka.
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 915 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka.
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sri Lanka put in 322 more hours a year than in Canada.
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 3.1 years longer than in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as Sri Lanka (2019).
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 94% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Sri Lanka are practically level.
Canada: 100% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.
Canada: 94 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 31 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sri Lanka.
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 34% of Sri Lanka.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 62% in Sri Lanka.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sri Lanka carries 3 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 67% more likely to be murdered in Sri Lanka than in Canada.
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sri Lanka are 2.4 times as deadly as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sri Lanka is on average 29.8 °C warmer than Canada.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sri Lanka gets 2.7 times as much rain as Canada.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Sri Lanka?
Canada is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Canada 238 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Sri Lanka?
Canada has 91% more people than Sri Lanka (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Sri Lanka?
People in Canada live 4.4 years longer than in Sri Lanka. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 77.7 in Sri Lanka.
Are people taller in Canada or Sri Lanka?
Men in Canada are 10.7 cm taller than in Sri Lanka (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
