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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#120Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile46#125Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile59.9#133Rule of Law0-100 percentile52.5#115
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,304 indicators
GDPcurrent US$108.83B#71GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $14,582.8#104GDP growth%5%#48Inflation%-4.8%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$13.58B#92Merchandise importscurrent US$21.48B#85Exports of goods & services% GDP19%#115Imports of goods & services% GDP22.8%#114
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,814 indicators
Life expectancyyears77.7#78Infant mortalityper 1k births5.2#26Maternal mortalityper 100k18#18Health spending% GDP3.7%#164
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,310 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross88%#95Education spending% GDP1.8%#110Adult literacy%92.7%#18Primary enrollment% gross91.5%#138
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

797 indicators
Populationpeople21.76M#62Population growth%-0.73%#206Urban population%20.5%#201Fertility ratebirths/woman2#107
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

284 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%48.8%#47Forest area% land34%#95Electric power consumptionkWh per capita644.5#118
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

277 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.466.7#123Electricity from coal% of output29.7%#58
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

355 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area30.8%#32Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources24.5%#125Capture fisheries productiontonnes355,901.5#47
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

306 indicators
Agricultural land% land area48.6%#66Cereal yieldkg per hectare3,804.3#68Aquaculture productiontonnes56,118.4#47Food production index2014-16 = 10099.2#145
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

640 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people132.5#43Secure internet serversper 1M people448.7#131Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people6.8#90
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,871 indicators
Gini indexindex37.7#47Extreme poverty% pop2.7%#17Internet users% pop54.6%#140Homicide rateper 100k3.3#79
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

378 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-104.2#31Hazard & exposure0-103.7#31Vulnerability0-104#29
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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