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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Capital Colombo
Languages Sinhala, Tamil
Currency Sri Lankan rupee
People 21.8 million (2025)
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Sri Lanka
6th lowest urban population 20% · #6 of 210 · 2025 17th lowest meat supply 11.6 kg · #17 of 189 · 2023 25th lowest height of women 155.9 cm · #25 of 196 · 2019 LKA COUNTRYDUEL
Send this postcard Surprising facts about Sri Lanka The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Sri Lanka’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Sri Lanka among 213 countries & territories Each dot shows where Sri Lanka sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
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Total area 65,610 km² 122nd of 205 2024 Coastline 1,340 km 69th of 213 2026 edition Highest point 2,524 m 98th of 213 2026 edition Forest cover 34.4% 95th of 207 2024 Farmland 48.8% 64th of 205 2024 Population 21.8 million 62nd of 210 2025 Population density 352 per km² 31st of 209 2025 Height of men 168.1 cm 164th of 196 2019 Height of women 155.9 cm 172nd of 196 2019 Median age 32.8 years 95th of 213 2023 Fertility rate 1.95 children per woman 104th of 210 2024 Aged 65 and over 12.5% 79th of 210 2025 Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents 0.0098 per 1,000 156th of 181 2025 Economy size (GDP) $109 billion 72nd of 207 2025 GDP per person (PPP) Int$17,065 113th of 198 2025 Income inequality (Gini) 37.7 56th of 155 2019 Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day) 2.7% 59th of 142 2019 Unemployment 4% 119th of 186 2025 Health spending per person $134 138th of 193 2023 Military spending 1.3% 103rd of 161 2025 Tax revenue (central government) 9.9% 129th of 150 2023 Life expectancy 77.7 years 74th of 210 2024 Infant mortality 5.2 per 1,000 145th of 194 2024 Doctors 1.1 per 1,000 113th of 190 2023 Hospital beds 3.9 per 1,000 42nd of 158 2023 Suicide rate 14 per 100k 61st of 185 2023 Adult obesity 11.2% 159th of 195 2024 Smoking 20.7% 76th of 166 2024 Life satisfaction 4.01 143rd of 163 2025 Alcohol consumption 2.5 litres 132nd of 195 2023 Meat supply 11.6 kg 173rd of 189 2023 Daily calories 2,675 kcal 134th of 189 2023 Working hours 2,053 hours 55th of 130 2023 Years of schooling 10.8 years 77th of 193 2023 Internet users 55% 157th of 208 2024 Fixed broadband download speed 63 Mbps 157th of 197 2026 Access to electricity 100% 1st of 209 2024 Urban population 20% 205th of 210 2025 Mobile subscriptions 133 51st of 208 2024 CO₂ per person 0.9 t 151st of 203 2024 Renewable electricity 61.6% 57th of 201 2025 Air pollution (PM2.5) 20.7 µg/m³ 78th of 213 2024 Homicide rate 3.3 per 100k 67th of 160 2019 Road deaths 21.1 per 100k 75th of 185 2023 Average temperature 26.8°C 25th of 187 2016–2025 avg Rainfall 1,839 mm 33rd of 187 2016–2025 avg Nobel laureates per 10 million people 0 79th of 160 2026 Railway network 1,562 km 79th of 133 2019 Air passengers per resident 0.18 91st of 165 2023 Tourists per resident 0.03 145th of 179 2022 Official languages 2 31st of 213 2026 Price level (US = 100) 29% 173rd of 198 2025 World Heritage sites 8 43rd of 195 2026 Olympic medals (all time) 2 110th of 202 2026 edition
World twins The countries most like Sri Lanka across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
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