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Palestine vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palestine has a population of 5.29M (ranked 123/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Palestine's land area is 2,326 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 164th vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Palestine Sri Lanka
Population
5459557
22125995
Population rank 122/197 63/197
GDP
$13.7B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 146/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$2,592
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 147/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,371
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt n/a
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,705
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
2,326 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.31
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Palestine and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Palestine and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Palestine

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Palestine Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 - $1,859,465,021
1968 - $1,801,344,538
1969 - $1,965,546,218
1970 - $2,296,470,588
1971 - $2,369,308,600
1972 - $2,553,936,348
1973 - $2,875,625,000
1974 - $3,574,586,466
1975 - $3,791,298,146
1976 - $3,591,319,857
1977 - $4,104,509,583
1978 - $2,733,183,857
1979 - $3,364,611,432
1980 - $4,024,621,900
1981 - $4,415,844,156
1982 - $4,768,765,017
1983 - $5,167,913,302
1984 - $6,043,474,843
1985 - $5,978,460,972
1986 - $6,405,210,564
1987 - $6,682,167,120
1988 - $6,978,371,581
1989 - $6,987,267,684
1990 - $8,032,551,173
1991 - $9,000,362,582
1992 - $9,703,011,636
1993 - $10,338,679,636
1994 $2,843,300,000 $11,717,604,209
1995 $3,282,800,000 $13,029,697,561
1996 $3,409,600,000 $13,897,738,375
1997 $3,759,800,000 $15,091,913,884
1998 $4,067,800,000 $15,794,972,847
1999 $4,271,200,000 $15,656,327,860
2000 $4,313,600,000 $16,330,814,180
2001 $4,003,700,000 $15,749,753,805
2002 $3,555,800,000 $16,536,535,647
2003 $3,968,000,000 $18,881,765,437
2004 $4,603,100,000 $20,662,525,941
2005 $5,125,700,000 $24,405,791,045
2006 $5,348,300,000 $28,279,802,406
2007 $5,815,700,000 $32,350,238,760
2008 $7,310,400,000 $40,713,826,215
2009 $8,085,700,000 $42,066,224,093
2010 $9,681,500,000 $58,636,161,082
2011 $11,186,100,000 $67,753,284,044
2012 $12,208,400,000 $70,447,216,891
2013 $13,515,500,000 $77,000,578,167
2014 $13,989,700,000 $82,528,535,714
2015 $13,972,400,000 $85,090,301,052
2016 $15,405,400,000 $88,000,211,172
2017 $16,128,000,000 $94,369,350,286
2018 $16,276,600,000 $94,450,015,983
2019 $17,133,500,000 $88,998,706,297
2020 $15,531,700,000 $84,335,574,582
2021 $18,109,000,000 $88,556,698,938
2022 $19,165,500,000 $74,143,020,263
2023 $17,847,900,000 $83,716,142,582
2024 $13,711,100,000 $98,963,185,510

Palestine and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Palestine

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Palestine Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 - $162.3
1968 - $153.5
1969 - $163.6
1970 - $186.9
1971 - $188.8
1972 - $199.4
1973 - $220.2
1974 - $268.7
1975 - $279.8
1976 - $260.3
1977 - $292.1
1978 - $191
1979 - $230.8
1980 - $271.1
1981 - $292.5
1982 - $312
1983 - $336
1984 - $391
1985 - $385
1986 - $407
1987 - $420
1988 - $434
1989 - $430
1990 - $491
1991 - $546
1992 - $580
1993 - $607
1994 $1,202 $678
1995 $1,327 $742
1996 $1,317 $776
1997 $1,389 $827
1998 $1,465 $849
1999 $1,499 $826
2000 $1,476 $846
2001 $1,336 $804
2002 $1,156 $835
2003 $1,258 $946
2004 $1,422 $1,029
2005 $1,544 $1,207
2006 $1,570 $1,390
2007 $1,664 $1,579
2008 $2,035 $1,974
2009 $2,192 $2,027
2010 $2,557 $2,808
2011 $2,881 $3,225
2012 $3,067 $3,328
2013 $3,315 $3,741
2014 $3,352 $3,972
2015 $3,272 $4,058
2016 $3,528 $4,149
2017 $3,620 $4,399
2018 $3,562 $4,359
2019 $3,657 $4,082
2020 $3,234 $3,848
2021 $3,679 $3,997
2022 $3,800 $3,343
2023 $3,455 $3,799
2024 $2,592 $4,516

Palestine vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palestine

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Palestine Sri Lanka
1950 45.7 53.2
1951 46 54
1952 46.3 54.9
1953 46.6 55.6
1954 46.9 56.4
1955 47.2 57.2
1956 47.6 57.9
1957 48 58.5
1958 48.4 59.3
1959 48.8 60
1960 49.3 60.6
1961 49.8 61.2
1962 50.4 61.6
1963 51 62
1964 51.6 62.4
1965 52.2 62.8
1966 52.8 63.2
1967 50.9 63.6
1968 54.1 63.9
1969 54.7 64.1
1970 55.4 64.4
1971 56 64.2
1972 56.7 64.6
1973 57.6 64.8
1974 58 65
1975 58.7 65.4
1976 59.4 65.8
1977 60.1 66.4
1978 60.8 66.8
1979 61.5 67.5
1980 62.2 68
1981 62.8 68.4
1982 63.5 68.7
1983 64.1 68.7
1984 64.7 68.8
1985 65.3 68.9
1986 65.7 69
1987 66.3 69
1988 66.7 69
1989 67.1 67.3
1990 67.8 69.2
1991 68.2 69.1
1992 68.5 69.6
1993 68.8 70
1994 69.3 70.2
1995 69.6 69.7
1996 70 69.8
1997 70.3 69.9
1998 70.6 70.1
1999 70.8 70.4
2000 70.3 71.2
2001 69.8 71.8
2002 70.9 72.3
2003 71 72.4
2004 71.1 68
2005 72 73.1
2006 71.8 72.8
2007 72.1 73
2008 72.2 72.6
2009 72.3 70.3
2010 73.3 74.5
2011 73.6 74.7
2012 73.7 75.2
2013 74.1 75.5
2014 72.8 75.8
2015 74.6 76
2016 74.9 76.1
2017 75.2 76.2
2018 75.4 76.5
2019 75.8 76.7
2020 75 76.9
2021 73.9 76.3
2022 76.7 77.3
2023 65.2 77.5
2024 69.2 77.7
2025 73.1 77.9

Palestine and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Palestine

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Palestine Sri Lanka
1960 - 9,661,389
1961 - 9,899,372
1962 - 10,143,754
1963 - 10,395,040
1964 - 10,653,397
1965 - 10,916,965
1966 - 11,183,928
1967 - 11,457,328
1968 - 11,736,088
1969 - 12,013,858
1970 - 12,287,110
1971 - 12,551,910
1972 - 12,809,205
1973 - 13,060,916
1974 - 13,305,693
1975 - 13,548,984
1976 - 13,796,770
1977 - 14,049,371
1978 - 14,310,128
1979 - 14,579,614
1980 - 14,847,974
1981 - 15,099,414
1982 - 15,286,567
1983 - 15,388,794
1984 - 15,441,860
1985 - 15,544,154
1986 - 15,731,256
1987 - 15,916,576
1988 - 16,078,621
1989 - 16,248,557
1990 1,978,248 16,352,458
1991 2,068,845 16,475,354
1992 2,163,591 16,739,284
1993 2,262,676 17,025,918
1994 2,366,298 17,275,773
1995 2,474,666 17,564,068
1996 2,587,997 17,905,018
1997 2,706,518 18,248,200
1998 2,776,568 18,596,003
1999 2,848,431 18,944,731
2000 2,922,153 19,293,054
2001 2,997,784 19,600,362
2002 3,075,373 19,805,752
2003 3,154,969 19,951,521
2004 3,236,626 20,087,605
2005 3,320,396 20,216,524
2006 3,406,334 20,352,411
2007 3,494,496 20,492,545
2008 3,591,977 20,629,378
2009 3,689,099 20,756,435
2010 3,786,161 20,879,089
2011 3,882,986 21,009,048
2012 3,979,998 21,169,458
2013 4,076,708 20,585,000
2014 4,173,398 20,778,000
2015 4,270,092 20,970,000
2016 4,367,088 21,209,000
2017 4,454,805 21,453,000
2018 4,569,087 21,670,000
2019 4,685,306 21,803,000
2020 4,803,269 21,919,000
2021 4,922,749 22,156,000
2022 5,043,612 22,181,000
2023 5,165,775 22,037,000
2024 5,289,152 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Palestine and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Palestine

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Palestine Sri Lanka
1960 - 5.35
1961 - 5.24
1962 - 5.18
1963 - 5.12
1964 - 5.06
1965 - 4.93
1966 - 4.83
1967 - 4.79
1968 - 4.66
1969 - 4.5
1970 - 4.39
1971 - 4.27
1972 - 4.16
1973 - 4
1974 - 3.86
1975 - 3.82
1976 - 3.78
1977 - 3.74
1978 - 3.81
1979 - 3.82
1980 - 3.73
1981 - 3.65
1982 - 3.32
1983 - 3.11
1984 - 3.01
1985 - 2.9
1986 - 2.74
1987 - 2.64
1988 - 2.57
1989 - 2.58
1990 6.81 2.54
1991 6.75 2.51
1992 6.65 2.49
1993 6.5 2.44
1994 6.33 2.4
1995 6.16 2.35
1996 5.99 2.29
1997 5.82 2.22
1998 5.69 2.14
1999 5.58 2.14
2000 5.46 2.21
2001 5.34 2.28
2002 5.22 2.31
2003 5.06 2.3
2004 4.97 2.27
2005 4.87 2.26
2006 4.74 2.29
2007 4.63 2.3
2008 4.51 2.23
2009 4.44 2.18
2010 4.43 2.13
2011 4.31 2.14
2012 4.15 2.17
2013 4.05 2.18
2014 4 2.13
2015 3.98 2.09
2016 3.89 2.06
2017 3.77 2.04
2018 3.67 2.03
2019 3.59 2.02
2020 3.51 2.01
2021 3.44 2
2022 3.38 1.98
2023 3.31 1.97

Palestine and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Palestine

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Palestine Sri Lanka
1960 - 19.5
1961 - 19.5
1962 - 19.5
1963 - 19.5
1964 - 19.5
1965 - 19.5
1966 - 19.6
1967 - 19.7
1968 - 19.8
1969 - 19.9
1970 - 20
1971 - 20.1
1972 - 20.2
1973 - 20.4
1974 - 20.6
1975 - 20.7
1976 - 20.9
1977 - 21
1978 - 21.2
1979 - 21.3
1980 - 21.5
1981 - 21.6
1982 - 21.7
1983 - 21.9
1984 - 22
1985 - 22.2
1986 - 22.5
1987 - 22.8
1988 - 23.1
1989 - 23.4
1990 15.4 23.6
1991 15.4 23.9
1992 15.4 24.3
1993 15.5 24.6
1994 15.5 24.9
1995 15.6 25.3
1996 15.7 25.8
1997 15.8 26.2
1998 15.9 26.5
1999 16 26.9
2000 16.2 27.2
2001 16.3 27.6
2002 16.5 27.9
2003 16.7 28.2
2004 16.9 28.5
2005 17.1 28.8
2006 17.4 29
2007 17.6 29.3
2008 17.9 29.6
2009 18.1 29.9
2010 18.4 30.2
2011 18.6 30.5
2012 18.9 30.8
2013 19.1 31.1
2014 19.4 31.4
2015 19.6 31.7
2016 19.8 32
2017 19.9 32.3
2018 20 32.5
2019 20.2 32.8
2020 20.3 33.1
2021 20.4 33.3
2022 20.6 33.6
2023 20.8 33.8
2024 20.9 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palestine Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$16.3B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.43%
2021
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
31.4%
2024
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
58.3%
2022
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2022
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
30
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2023
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2023
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies
48
2024
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.08B
2024
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.33B
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$736M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
93,000
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.43%
2018
8.22%
2020
Banked people share
39.6%
2024
81.7%
2024

Energy

Palestine Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.4%
2022
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.5%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palestine Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,145
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
77.9%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.4
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
18
2025
32
2024
Higher education index
48
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.41
2022
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2016
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
49
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2024
92.7%
2023
English speaking
20%
2025
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
86.6%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Palestine Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$351
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$117.6
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.9%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.17
2018
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.3
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
38.5%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.5%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
45
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Palestine Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
440 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,510 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
39.2 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
70,894 mi
2010

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