Country profile
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka ranks #60 of 215 for population, #138 of 209 for gdp per capita, #77 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
22M
people · 2024
Rank #60 of 215
Life expectancy
77.7
years · 2024
Rank #77 of 216
Poverty headcount
2.7%
% of population · 2019
Rank #94 of 186
Under-5 mortality
5.9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #190 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
91%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #43 of 232
Tobacco use
19.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #83 of 163
Calorie supply
2,675
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #134 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
540,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #123 of 203
GDP per capita
$4,516
current US$ · 2024
Rank #138 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
-0.43
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #192 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
239
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #30 of 210
Forest area
34%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #109 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
20
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #136 of 248
Protected areas
3.7%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #206 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.9
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #158 of 210
Fertilizer use
82.3
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #81 of 194
Pesticide use
0.7
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #144 of 193
Cereal yield
4.07
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #63 of 182
Digital
Internet users
54.6%
% of population · 2024
Rank #158 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
8.47
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #150 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
133
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #58 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #104 of 215
Renewable electricity output
49.2%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #72 of 257
Energy use per person
4,819
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #149 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.78
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #32 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Sri Lanka; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield