Skip to content

Sri Lanka vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sri Lanka has a population of 21.9M (ranked 61/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Sri Lanka's land area is 23,884 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 122nd vs. 194th).

By GDP, Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Sri Lanka Tuvalu
Population
22125995
9493
Population rank 63/197 196/197
GDP
$99B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 71/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$4,516
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 125/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,633
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$98.4B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
105.6%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,490
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 86/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,982
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
23,884 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
918 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.97
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
34.1 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Sri Lanka and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Sri Lanka and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Sri Lanka

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Sri Lanka Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $2,369,308,600 $2,716,990
1972 $2,553,936,348 $2,968,458
1973 $2,875,625,000 $3,411,915
1974 $3,574,586,466 $4,122,329
1975 $3,791,298,146 $4,014,748
1976 $3,591,319,857 $3,919,072
1977 $4,104,509,583 $3,669,420
1978 $2,733,183,857 $3,798,782
1979 $3,364,611,432 $4,065,659
1980 $4,024,621,900 $4,206,128
1981 $4,415,844,156 $4,773,018
1982 $4,768,765,017 $4,118,945
1983 $5,167,913,302 $4,152,550
1984 $6,043,474,843 $4,481,978
1985 $5,978,460,972 $3,862,852
1986 $6,405,210,564 $4,574,706
1987 $6,682,167,120 $5,020,513
1988 $6,978,371,581 $7,011,059
1989 $6,987,267,684 $8,454,523
1990 $8,032,551,173 $9,542,901
1991 $9,000,362,582 $10,127,314
1992 $9,703,011,636 $10,535,028
1993 $10,338,679,636 $10,414,400
1994 $11,717,604,209 $11,772,611
1995 $13,029,697,561 $11,922,614
1996 $13,897,738,375 $13,338,597
1997 $15,091,913,884 $13,734,210
1998 $15,794,972,847 $13,795,146
1999 $15,656,327,860 $14,800,503
2000 $16,330,814,180 $15,073,976
2001 $15,749,753,805 $13,964,732
2002 $16,536,535,647 $16,842,673
2003 $18,881,765,437 $19,456,338
2004 $20,662,525,941 $22,798,275
2005 $24,405,791,045 $22,909,980
2006 $28,279,802,406 $24,096,875
2007 $32,350,238,760 $28,450,169
2008 $40,713,826,215 $31,874,435
2009 $42,066,224,093 $28,076,984
2010 $58,636,161,082 $32,105,408
2011 $67,753,284,044 $39,196,957
2012 $70,447,216,891 $39,345,579
2013 $77,000,578,167 $38,615,891
2014 $82,528,535,714 $38,760,983
2015 $85,090,301,052 $36,811,936
2016 $88,000,211,172 $41,629,064
2017 $94,369,350,286 $45,276,595
2018 $94,450,015,983 $48,015,260
2019 $88,998,706,297 $54,123,199
2020 $84,335,574,582 $51,746,594
2021 $88,556,698,938 $60,196,406
2022 $74,143,020,263 $59,065,982
2023 $83,716,142,582 $62,280,312
2024 $98,963,185,510 -

Sri Lanka and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Sri Lanka

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Sri Lanka Tuvalu
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 $457
1971 $188.8 $478
1972 $199.4 $522
1973 $220.2 $601
1974 $268.7 $708
1975 $279.8 $656
1976 $260.3 $612
1977 $292.1 $549
1978 $191 $546
1979 $230.8 $566
1980 $271.1 $571
1981 $292.5 $634
1982 $312 $537
1983 $336 $533
1984 $391 $567
1985 $385 $480
1986 $407 $557
1987 $420 $600
1988 $434 $823
1989 $430 $976
1990 $491 $1,085
1991 $546 $1,134
1992 $580 $1,166
1993 $607 $1,141
1994 $678 $1,279
1995 $742 $1,285
1996 $776 $1,428
1997 $827 $1,461
1998 $849 $1,460
1999 $826 $1,559
2000 $846 $1,579
2001 $804 $1,457
2002 $835 $1,750
2003 $946 $2,007
2004 $1,029 $2,323
2005 $1,207 $2,305
2006 $1,390 $2,396
2007 $1,579 $2,794
2008 $1,974 $3,088
2009 $2,027 $2,684
2010 $2,808 $3,025
2011 $3,225 $3,636
2012 $3,328 $3,598
2013 $3,741 $3,510
2014 $3,972 $3,529
2015 $4,058 $3,358
2016 $4,149 $3,809
2017 $4,399 $4,166
2018 $4,359 $4,466
2019 $4,082 $5,115
2020 $3,848 $4,976
2021 $3,997 $5,905
2022 $3,343 $5,911
2023 $3,799 $6,345
2024 $4,516 -

Sri Lanka vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sri Lanka

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Sri Lanka Tuvalu
1950 53.2 40
1951 54 40.8
1952 54.9 41.7
1953 55.6 42.5
1954 56.4 43.4
1955 57.2 44.2
1956 57.9 45
1957 58.5 45.8
1958 59.3 46.7
1959 60 47.5
1960 60.6 48.3
1961 61.2 49
1962 61.6 49.8
1963 62 50.6
1964 62.4 51.3
1965 62.8 52.1
1966 63.2 52.8
1967 63.6 53.5
1968 63.9 54.1
1969 64.1 54.7
1970 64.4 55.3
1971 64.2 56
1972 64.6 54.7
1973 64.8 57.2
1974 65 57.7
1975 65.4 58.3
1976 65.8 58.8
1977 66.4 59.2
1978 66.8 59.6
1979 67.5 59.9
1980 68 60.2
1981 68.4 60.5
1982 68.7 60.7
1983 68.7 60.9
1984 68.8 61.1
1985 68.9 61.1
1986 69 61.2
1987 69 61.3
1988 69 61.4
1989 67.3 61.5
1990 69.2 61.6
1991 69.1 61.8
1992 69.6 60.3
1993 70 62.1
1994 70.2 62.3
1995 69.7 62.5
1996 69.8 62.7
1997 69.9 62.9
1998 70.1 63.2
1999 70.4 63.3
2000 71.2 63.5
2001 71.8 63.7
2002 72.3 63.8
2003 72.4 63.9
2004 68 64
2005 73.1 64.1
2006 72.8 64.2
2007 73 64.4
2008 72.6 64.5
2009 70.3 64.7
2010 74.5 64.8
2011 74.7 65
2012 75.2 65.1
2013 75.5 65.2
2014 75.8 65.3
2015 76 65.4
2016 76.1 65.5
2017 76.2 65.7
2018 76.5 65.9
2019 76.7 66.1
2020 76.9 66.4
2021 76.3 65.8
2022 77.3 66.9
2023 77.5 67.1
2024 77.7 67.3
2025 77.9 67.4

Sri Lanka and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Sri Lanka

Tuvalu
Year Population
Sri Lanka Tuvalu
1960 9,661,389 5,598
1961 9,899,372 5,648
1962 10,143,754 5,699
1963 10,395,040 5,751
1964 10,653,397 5,752
1965 10,916,965 5,715
1966 11,183,928 5,686
1967 11,457,328 5,652
1968 11,736,088 5,624
1969 12,013,858 5,631
1970 12,287,110 5,663
1971 12,551,910 5,685
1972 12,809,205 5,692
1973 13,060,916 5,681
1974 13,305,693 5,822
1975 13,548,984 6,117
1976 13,796,770 6,404
1977 14,049,371 6,686
1978 14,310,128 6,957
1979 14,579,614 7,184
1980 14,847,974 7,366
1981 15,099,414 7,526
1982 15,286,567 7,664
1983 15,388,794 7,789
1984 15,441,860 7,902
1985 15,544,154 8,046
1986 15,731,256 8,217
1987 15,916,576 8,371
1988 16,078,621 8,518
1989 16,248,557 8,662
1990 16,352,458 8,798
1991 16,475,354 8,928
1992 16,739,284 9,038
1993 17,025,918 9,126
1994 17,275,773 9,207
1995 17,564,068 9,280
1996 17,905,018 9,342
1997 18,248,200 9,400
1998 18,596,003 9,451
1999 18,944,731 9,496
2000 19,293,054 9,544
2001 19,600,362 9,586
2002 19,805,752 9,623
2003 19,951,521 9,695
2004 20,087,605 9,816
2005 20,216,524 9,940
2006 20,352,411 10,056
2007 20,492,545 10,182
2008 20,629,378 10,321
2009 20,756,435 10,461
2010 20,879,089 10,614
2011 21,009,048 10,780
2012 21,169,458 10,934
2013 20,585,000 11,001
2014 20,778,000 10,984
2015 20,970,000 10,963
2016 21,209,000 10,930
2017 21,453,000 10,869
2018 21,670,000 10,751
2019 21,803,000 10,581
2020 21,919,000 10,399
2021 22,156,000 10,194
2022 22,181,000 9,992
2023 22,037,000 9,816
2024 21,916,000 9,646

Fertility rates in Sri Lanka and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Sri Lanka

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Sri Lanka Tuvalu
1960 5.35 5.15
1961 5.24 5.09
1962 5.18 5
1963 5.12 4.91
1964 5.06 4.83
1965 4.93 4.73
1966 4.83 4.64
1967 4.79 4.49
1968 4.66 4.36
1969 4.5 4.23
1970 4.39 4.08
1971 4.27 3.94
1972 4.16 3.81
1973 4 3.71
1974 3.86 3.63
1975 3.82 3.58
1976 3.78 3.55
1977 3.74 3.56
1978 3.81 3.59
1979 3.82 3.65
1980 3.73 3.73
1981 3.65 3.8
1982 3.32 3.88
1983 3.11 3.91
1984 3.01 3.95
1985 2.9 3.97
1986 2.74 3.97
1987 2.64 3.94
1988 2.57 3.88
1989 2.58 3.8
1990 2.54 3.75
1991 2.51 3.79
1992 2.49 3.86
1993 2.44 3.92
1994 2.4 3.92
1995 2.35 3.96
1996 2.29 3.95
1997 2.22 3.95
1998 2.14 3.95
1999 2.14 3.92
2000 2.21 3.84
2001 2.28 3.75
2002 2.31 3.64
2003 2.3 3.58
2004 2.27 3.55
2005 2.26 3.55
2006 2.29 3.53
2007 2.3 3.45
2008 2.23 3.42
2009 2.18 3.43
2010 2.13 3.44
2011 2.14 3.46
2012 2.17 3.47
2013 2.18 3.39
2014 2.13 3.33
2015 2.09 3.31
2016 2.06 3.3
2017 2.04 3.3
2018 2.03 3.33
2019 2.02 3.33
2020 2.01 3.31
2021 2 3.28
2022 1.98 3.24
2023 1.97 3.21

Sri Lanka and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Sri Lanka

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Sri Lanka Tuvalu
1960 19.5 23.1
1961 19.5 23.1
1962 19.5 23
1963 19.5 22.6
1964 19.5 21
1965 19.5 19.3
1966 19.6 18.5
1967 19.7 18.1
1968 19.8 17.9
1969 19.9 18
1970 20 18.2
1971 20.1 18.6
1972 20.2 19
1973 20.4 19.4
1974 20.6 19.7
1975 20.7 19.8
1976 20.9 19.9
1977 21 20.2
1978 21.2 20.5
1979 21.3 20.9
1980 21.5 21
1981 21.6 21.4
1982 21.7 21.9
1983 21.9 22.5
1984 22 23.2
1985 22.2 23.6
1986 22.5 23.8
1987 22.8 24
1988 23.1 24.2
1989 23.4 24.5
1990 23.6 24.7
1991 23.9 24.9
1992 24.3 25
1993 24.6 25
1994 24.9 25.1
1995 25.3 25
1996 25.8 24.9
1997 26.2 24.6
1998 26.5 24.4
1999 26.9 24.1
2000 27.2 23.9
2001 27.6 23.7
2002 27.9 23.5
2003 28.2 23.5
2004 28.5 23.5
2005 28.8 23.6
2006 29 23.6
2007 29.3 23.7
2008 29.6 23.8
2009 29.9 23.9
2010 30.2 24
2011 30.5 24.1
2012 30.8 24.2
2013 31.1 24.3
2014 31.4 24.5
2015 31.7 24.7
2016 32 24.9
2017 32.3 25.2
2018 32.5 25.3
2019 32.8 25.3
2020 33.1 25.3
2021 33.3 25.3
2022 33.6 25.3
2023 33.8 25.3
2024 34.1 25.3

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Sri Lanka and Tuvalu.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Sri Lanka Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$84.6B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.2%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.64%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
317,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.49%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.53%
2022
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
25.5%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
49.4
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.8%
2019
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
2.7%
2010
Listed domestic companies
284
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$19.5B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.09B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$6.72B
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
540,000
2020
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
8.22%
2020
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
81.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Sri Lanka Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
474 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$29.9
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
20.5 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
48.8%
2021
5.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.72%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
60%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
684 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
49.2%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
40.8%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Sri Lanka Tuvalu
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,245
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
19.4%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.11 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.1
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
51
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
3.43
2019
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.7
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
57
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
92.7%
2023
100%
2022
English speaking
18.3%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
51.2%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Sri Lanka Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$145.6
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$58.5
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.19
2021
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
25.6 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
18
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
10.9%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.2%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
40
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.5%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Sri Lanka Tuvalu
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,090 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
11,610 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,122 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
70,894 mi
2010
4.97 mi
2011

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Sri Lanka vs Tuvalu
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare