Countries / South Asia

Sri Lanka

South AsiaUpper middle incomeCapital: Colombo253,382 observations

Population

21.76M

world rank #62 / 217

GDP

108.83B

world rank #71 / 186

GDP / capita

14,582.8

world rank #104 / 185

Life expectancy

77.7

world rank #78 / 217

Governance

599 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile40.1#120 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile46#125 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile59.9#133 Rule of Law0-100 percentile52.5#115

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Economy

2,306 indicators

GDPcurrent US$108.83B#71 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $14,582.8#104 GDP growth%5%#48 Inflation%-4.8%#1

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Trade

127 indicators

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Health

1,814 indicators

Life expectancyyears77.7#78 Infant mortalityper 1k births5.2#26 Maternal mortalityper 100k18#18 Health spending% GDP3.7%#164

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Education

3,310 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross88%#95 Education spending% GDP1.8%#110 Adult literacy%92.7%#18 Primary enrollment% gross91.5%#138

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Demography

797 indicators

Populationpeople21.76M#62 Population growth%-0.73%#206 Urban population%20.5%#201 Fertility ratebirths/woman2#107

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Climate

284 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%48.8%#47 Forest area% land34%#95 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita644.5#118

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Energy

277 indicators

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Environment

355 indicators

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Agriculture

306 indicators

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Technology

640 indicators

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Society

2,871 indicators

Gini indexindex37.7#47 Extreme poverty% pop2.7%#17 Internet users% pop54.6%#140 Homicide rateper 100k3.3#79

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Risk

378 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-104.2#31 Hazard & exposure0-103.7#31 Vulnerability0-104#29

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Other

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