Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 4.0 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 12.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2019.
pay a 73.5% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 68.8% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2023.
Life
have 79.0% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, there are 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 18.3% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 62.0% less on education
Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 61.3% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 25.3% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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