Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 75.5% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 37.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2019.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 67.6% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2022.
be 11.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 6.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 76.8% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.3% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 71.2% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 47.4% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 64.7% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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