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Southern Asia · sovereign state

Sri Lanka

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Capital
Colombo
Languages
Sinhala, Tamil
Currency
Sri Lankan rupee
People
21.8 million (2025)
Neighbours
1
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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

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 world median. Higher is not automatically better.

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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Natural rivals

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About as many people