Sri Lanka has a population of 21.9M (ranked 61/197), compared with 340M in The United States (ranked 3/197). Sri Lanka's land area is 23,884 sq mi versus 3,531,839 sq mi for The United States (ranked 122nd vs. 3rd).
By GDP, Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B) and The United States ranks 1/197 ($29.2T). By GDP per capita, Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516), while The United States ranks 9/197 ($85,810).
Main facts and rankings
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
22125995
|
343323530
|
| Population rank | 63/197 | 3/197 |
| GDP |
$99B
2024 |
$29.2T
2024 |
| GDP rank | 71/197 | 1/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$4,516
2024 |
$85,810
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank | 125/197 | 9/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$15,633
2024 |
$85,810
2024 |
| Government debt |
$98.4B
2024 |
$35.3T
2024 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
105.6%
2025 |
122.5%
2025 |
| Government debt per person |
$4,490
2024 |
$103,646
2024 |
| Government debt per person rank | 86/185 | 2/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$2,982
2025 |
$54,474
2025 |
| Land area |
23,884 sq mi
2025 |
3,531,839 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
918 ppl/mi²
2024 |
96.3 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
1.97
2023 |
1.62
2023 |
| Median age |
34.1 years
2024 |
39.3 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
77.9 years
2025 |
79.6 years
2025 |
Sri Lanka and United States: Comparison Charts
Sri Lanka and United States economies compared
GDP
Sri Lanka
United States
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
| 1960 | $1,409,873,950 | $542,390,475,099 |
| 1961 | $1,444,327,731 | $562,640,778,342 |
| 1962 | $1,434,156,379 | $604,729,643,906 |
| 1963 | $1,240,672,269 | $638,380,883,119 |
| 1964 | $1,309,747,899 | $685,631,590,687 |
| 1965 | $1,698,319,328 | $743,503,780,837 |
| 1966 | $1,751,470,588 | $814,082,043,611 |
| 1967 | $1,859,465,021 | $860,737,154,024 |
| 1968 | $1,801,344,538 | $941,639,100,804 |
| 1969 | $1,965,546,218 | $1,018,471,133,697 |
| 1970 | $2,296,470,588 | $1,073,303,000,000 |
| 1971 | $2,369,308,600 | $1,164,850,000,000 |
| 1972 | $2,553,936,348 | $1,279,110,000,000 |
| 1973 | $2,875,625,000 | $1,425,376,000,000 |
| 1974 | $3,574,586,466 | $1,545,243,000,000 |
| 1975 | $3,791,298,146 | $1,684,904,000,000 |
| 1976 | $3,591,319,857 | $1,873,412,000,000 |
| 1977 | $4,104,509,583 | $2,081,826,000,000 |
| 1978 | $2,733,183,857 | $2,351,599,000,000 |
| 1979 | $3,364,611,432 | $2,627,333,000,000 |
| 1980 | $4,024,621,900 | $2,857,307,000,000 |
| 1981 | $4,415,844,156 | $3,207,041,000,000 |
| 1982 | $4,768,765,017 | $3,343,789,000,000 |
| 1983 | $5,167,913,302 | $3,634,038,000,000 |
| 1984 | $6,043,474,843 | $4,037,613,000,000 |
| 1985 | $5,978,460,972 | $4,338,979,000,000 |
| 1986 | $6,405,210,564 | $4,579,631,000,000 |
| 1987 | $6,682,167,120 | $4,855,215,000,000 |
| 1988 | $6,978,371,581 | $5,236,438,000,000 |
| 1989 | $6,987,267,684 | $5,641,580,000,000 |
| 1990 | $8,032,551,173 | $5,963,144,000,000 |
| 1991 | $9,000,362,582 | $6,158,129,000,000 |
| 1992 | $9,703,011,636 | $6,520,327,000,000 |
| 1993 | $10,338,679,636 | $6,858,559,000,000 |
| 1994 | $11,717,604,209 | $7,287,236,000,000 |
| 1995 | $13,029,697,561 | $7,639,749,000,000 |
| 1996 | $13,897,738,375 | $8,073,122,000,000 |
| 1997 | $15,091,913,884 | $8,577,552,000,000 |
| 1998 | $15,794,972,847 | $9,062,817,000,000 |
| 1999 | $15,656,327,860 | $9,631,172,000,000 |
| 2000 | $16,330,814,180 | $10,250,952,000,000 |
| 2001 | $15,749,753,805 | $10,581,929,000,000 |
| 2002 | $16,536,535,647 | $10,929,108,000,000 |
| 2003 | $18,881,765,437 | $11,456,450,000,000 |
| 2004 | $20,662,525,941 | $12,217,196,000,000 |
| 2005 | $24,405,791,045 | $13,039,197,000,000 |
| 2006 | $28,279,802,406 | $13,815,583,000,000 |
| 2007 | $32,350,238,760 | $14,474,228,000,000 |
| 2008 | $40,713,826,215 | $14,769,862,000,000 |
| 2009 | $42,066,224,093 | $14,478,067,000,000 |
| 2010 | $58,636,161,082 | $15,048,971,000,000 |
| 2011 | $67,753,284,044 | $15,599,732,000,000 |
| 2012 | $70,447,216,891 | $16,253,970,000,000 |
| 2013 | $77,000,578,167 | $16,880,683,000,000 |
| 2014 | $82,528,535,714 | $17,608,138,000,000 |
| 2015 | $85,090,301,052 | $18,295,019,000,000 |
| 2016 | $88,000,211,172 | $18,804,913,000,000 |
| 2017 | $94,369,350,286 | $19,612,102,000,000 |
| 2018 | $94,450,015,983 | $20,656,516,000,000 |
| 2019 | $88,998,706,297 | $21,539,982,000,000 |
| 2020 | $84,335,574,582 | $21,354,105,000,000 |
| 2021 | $88,556,698,938 | $23,681,171,000,000 |
| 2022 | $74,143,020,263 | $26,006,893,000,000 |
| 2023 | $83,716,142,582 | $27,720,709,000,000 |
| 2024 | $98,963,185,510 | $29,184,890,000,000 |
Sri Lanka and United States economies compared
GDP per capita
Sri Lanka
United States
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
| 1960 | $145.9 | $3,002 |
| 1961 | $145.9 | $3,063 |
| 1962 | $141.4 | $3,242 |
| 1963 | $119.4 | $3,373 |
| 1964 | $122.9 | $3,573 |
| 1965 | $155.6 | $3,827 |
| 1966 | $156.6 | $4,142 |
| 1967 | $162.3 | $4,332 |
| 1968 | $153.5 | $4,692 |
| 1969 | $163.6 | $5,025 |
| 1970 | $186.9 | $5,234 |
| 1971 | $188.8 | $5,609 |
| 1972 | $199.4 | $6,094 |
| 1973 | $220.2 | $6,726 |
| 1974 | $268.7 | $7,226 |
| 1975 | $279.8 | $7,801 |
| 1976 | $260.3 | $8,592 |
| 1977 | $292.1 | $9,453 |
| 1978 | $191 | $10,565 |
| 1979 | $230.8 | $11,674 |
| 1980 | $271.1 | $12,613 |
| 1981 | $292.5 | $13,976 |
| 1982 | $312 | $14,434 |
| 1983 | $336 | $15,544 |
| 1984 | $391 | $17,121 |
| 1985 | $385 | $18,237 |
| 1986 | $407 | $19,071 |
| 1987 | $420 | $20,039 |
| 1988 | $434 | $21,417 |
| 1989 | $430 | $22,857 |
| 1990 | $491 | $23,840 |
| 1991 | $546 | $24,293 |
| 1992 | $580 | $25,381 |
| 1993 | $607 | $26,353 |
| 1994 | $678 | $27,662 |
| 1995 | $742 | $28,661 |
| 1996 | $776 | $29,937 |
| 1997 | $827 | $31,430 |
| 1998 | $849 | $32,823 |
| 1999 | $826 | $34,484 |
| 2000 | $846 | $36,330 |
| 2001 | $804 | $37,134 |
| 2002 | $835 | $37,998 |
| 2003 | $946 | $39,490 |
| 2004 | $1,029 | $41,725 |
| 2005 | $1,207 | $44,123 |
| 2006 | $1,390 | $46,302 |
| 2007 | $1,579 | $48,050 |
| 2008 | $1,974 | $48,570 |
| 2009 | $2,027 | $47,195 |
| 2010 | $2,808 | $48,651 |
| 2011 | $3,225 | $50,066 |
| 2012 | $3,328 | $51,784 |
| 2013 | $3,741 | $53,410 |
| 2014 | $3,972 | $55,304 |
| 2015 | $4,058 | $57,040 |
| 2016 | $4,149 | $58,207 |
| 2017 | $4,399 | $60,322 |
| 2018 | $4,359 | $63,201 |
| 2019 | $4,082 | $65,605 |
| 2020 | $3,848 | $64,411 |
| 2021 | $3,997 | $71,352 |
| 2022 | $3,343 | $78,035 |
| 2023 | $3,799 | $82,769 |
| 2024 | $4,516 | $85,810 |
Sri Lanka vs. United States life expectancy calculator
Life expectancy
Sri Lanka
United States
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
| 1950 | 53.2 | 68.1 |
| 1951 | 54 | 68.2 |
| 1952 | 54.9 | 68.4 |
| 1953 | 55.6 | 68.7 |
| 1954 | 56.4 | 69.5 |
| 1955 | 57.2 | 69.6 |
| 1956 | 57.9 | 69.6 |
| 1957 | 58.5 | 69.4 |
| 1958 | 59.3 | 69.7 |
| 1959 | 60 | 69.9 |
| 1960 | 60.6 | 69.8 |
| 1961 | 61.2 | 70.3 |
| 1962 | 61.6 | 70.1 |
| 1963 | 62 | 69.9 |
| 1964 | 62.4 | 70.2 |
| 1965 | 62.8 | 70.2 |
| 1966 | 63.2 | 70.2 |
| 1967 | 63.6 | 70.5 |
| 1968 | 63.9 | 70.2 |
| 1969 | 64.1 | 70.5 |
| 1970 | 64.4 | 70.7 |
| 1971 | 64.2 | 71.1 |
| 1972 | 64.6 | 71.2 |
| 1973 | 64.8 | 71.4 |
| 1974 | 65 | 72 |
| 1975 | 65.4 | 72.5 |
| 1976 | 65.8 | 72.8 |
| 1977 | 66.4 | 73.2 |
| 1978 | 66.8 | 73.4 |
| 1979 | 67.5 | 73.8 |
| 1980 | 68 | 73.7 |
| 1981 | 68.4 | 74.1 |
| 1982 | 68.7 | 74.5 |
| 1983 | 68.7 | 74.6 |
| 1984 | 68.8 | 74.7 |
| 1985 | 68.9 | 74.7 |
| 1986 | 69 | 74.7 |
| 1987 | 69 | 74.9 |
| 1988 | 69 | 74.8 |
| 1989 | 67.3 | 75.1 |
| 1990 | 69.2 | 75.4 |
| 1991 | 69.1 | 75.5 |
| 1992 | 69.6 | 75.8 |
| 1993 | 70 | 75.6 |
| 1994 | 70.2 | 75.7 |
| 1995 | 69.7 | 75.9 |
| 1996 | 69.8 | 76.2 |
| 1997 | 69.9 | 76.5 |
| 1998 | 70.1 | 76.7 |
| 1999 | 70.4 | 76.7 |
| 2000 | 71.2 | 76.8 |
| 2001 | 71.8 | 76.9 |
| 2002 | 72.3 | 77 |
| 2003 | 72.4 | 77.1 |
| 2004 | 68 | 77.5 |
| 2005 | 73.1 | 77.5 |
| 2006 | 72.8 | 77.8 |
| 2007 | 73 | 78 |
| 2008 | 72.6 | 78.1 |
| 2009 | 70.3 | 78.5 |
| 2010 | 74.5 | 78.7 |
| 2011 | 74.7 | 78.7 |
| 2012 | 75.2 | 78.8 |
| 2013 | 75.5 | 78.8 |
| 2014 | 75.8 | 78.9 |
| 2015 | 76 | 78.7 |
| 2016 | 76.1 | 78.7 |
| 2017 | 76.2 | 78.6 |
| 2018 | 76.5 | 78.8 |
| 2019 | 76.7 | 78.9 |
| 2020 | 76.9 | 77 |
| 2021 | 76.3 | 76.4 |
| 2022 | 77.3 | 78 |
| 2023 | 77.5 | 79.3 |
| 2024 | 77.7 | 79.5 |
| 2025 | 77.9 | 79.6 |
Sri Lanka and United States population clocks and comparison
Population
Sri Lanka
United States
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
| 1900 | - | 76,094,000 |
| 1901 | - | 77,584,000 |
| 1902 | - | 79,163,000 |
| 1903 | - | 80,632,000 |
| 1904 | - | 82,166,000 |
| 1905 | - | 83,822,000 |
| 1906 | - | 85,450,000 |
| 1907 | - | 87,008,000 |
| 1908 | - | 88,710,000 |
| 1909 | - | 90,490,000 |
| 1910 | - | 92,407,000 |
| 1911 | - | 93,863,000 |
| 1912 | - | 95,335,000 |
| 1913 | - | 97,225,000 |
| 1914 | - | 99,111,000 |
| 1915 | - | 100,546,000 |
| 1916 | - | 101,961,000 |
| 1917 | - | 103,268,000 |
| 1918 | - | 103,208,000 |
| 1919 | - | 104,514,000 |
| 1920 | - | 106,461,000 |
| 1921 | - | 108,538,000 |
| 1922 | - | 110,049,000 |
| 1923 | - | 111,947,000 |
| 1924 | - | 114,109,000 |
| 1925 | - | 115,829,000 |
| 1926 | - | 117,397,000 |
| 1927 | - | 119,035,000 |
| 1928 | - | 120,509,000 |
| 1929 | - | 121,767,000 |
| 1930 | - | 123,076,741 |
| 1931 | - | 124,039,648 |
| 1932 | - | 124,840,471 |
| 1933 | - | 125,578,763 |
| 1934 | - | 126,373,773 |
| 1935 | - | 127,250,232 |
| 1936 | - | 128,053,180 |
| 1937 | - | 128,824,829 |
| 1938 | - | 129,824,939 |
| 1939 | - | 130,879,718 |
| 1940 | - | 132,122,446 |
| 1941 | - | 133,402,471 |
| 1942 | - | 134,859,553 |
| 1943 | - | 136,739,353 |
| 1944 | - | 138,397,345 |
| 1945 | - | 139,928,165 |
| 1946 | - | 141,388,566 |
| 1947 | - | 144,126,071 |
| 1948 | - | 146,631,302 |
| 1949 | - | 149,188,130 |
| 1950 | - | 152,271,417 |
| 1951 | - | 154,877,889 |
| 1952 | - | 157,552,740 |
| 1953 | - | 160,184,192 |
| 1954 | - | 163,025,854 |
| 1955 | - | 165,931,202 |
| 1956 | - | 168,903,031 |
| 1957 | - | 171,984,130 |
| 1958 | - | 174,881,904 |
| 1959 | - | 177,829,628 |
| 1960 | 9,661,389 | 180,671,158 |
| 1961 | 9,899,372 | 183,691,481 |
| 1962 | 10,143,754 | 186,537,737 |
| 1963 | 10,395,040 | 189,241,798 |
| 1964 | 10,653,397 | 191,888,791 |
| 1965 | 10,916,965 | 194,302,963 |
| 1966 | 11,183,928 | 196,560,338 |
| 1967 | 11,457,328 | 198,712,056 |
| 1968 | 11,736,088 | 200,706,052 |
| 1969 | 12,013,858 | 202,676,946 |
| 1970 | 12,287,110 | 205,052,174 |
| 1971 | 12,551,910 | 207,660,677 |
| 1972 | 12,809,205 | 209,896,021 |
| 1973 | 13,060,916 | 211,908,788 |
| 1974 | 13,305,693 | 213,853,928 |
| 1975 | 13,548,984 | 215,973,199 |
| 1976 | 13,796,770 | 218,035,164 |
| 1977 | 14,049,371 | 220,239,425 |
| 1978 | 14,310,128 | 222,584,545 |
| 1979 | 14,579,614 | 225,055,487 |
| 1980 | 14,847,974 | 226,542,250 |
| 1981 | 15,099,414 | 229,465,744 |
| 1982 | 15,286,567 | 231,664,432 |
| 1983 | 15,388,794 | 233,792,014 |
| 1984 | 15,441,860 | 235,824,908 |
| 1985 | 15,544,154 | 237,923,734 |
| 1986 | 15,731,256 | 240,132,831 |
| 1987 | 15,916,576 | 242,288,936 |
| 1988 | 16,078,621 | 244,499,004 |
| 1989 | 16,248,557 | 246,819,222 |
| 1990 | 16,352,458 | 250,131,894 |
| 1991 | 16,475,354 | 253,492,503 |
| 1992 | 16,739,284 | 256,894,189 |
| 1993 | 17,025,918 | 260,255,352 |
| 1994 | 17,275,773 | 263,435,673 |
| 1995 | 17,564,068 | 266,557,091 |
| 1996 | 17,905,018 | 269,667,391 |
| 1997 | 18,248,200 | 272,911,760 |
| 1998 | 18,596,003 | 276,115,288 |
| 1999 | 18,944,731 | 279,294,713 |
| 2000 | 19,293,054 | 282,162,411 |
| 2001 | 19,600,362 | 284,968,955 |
| 2002 | 19,805,752 | 287,625,193 |
| 2003 | 19,951,521 | 290,107,933 |
| 2004 | 20,087,605 | 292,805,298 |
| 2005 | 20,216,524 | 295,516,599 |
| 2006 | 20,352,411 | 298,379,912 |
| 2007 | 20,492,545 | 301,231,207 |
| 2008 | 20,629,378 | 304,093,966 |
| 2009 | 20,756,435 | 306,771,529 |
| 2010 | 20,879,089 | 309,327,143 |
| 2011 | 21,009,048 | 311,583,481 |
| 2012 | 21,169,458 | 313,877,662 |
| 2013 | 20,585,000 | 316,059,947 |
| 2014 | 20,778,000 | 318,386,329 |
| 2015 | 20,970,000 | 320,738,994 |
| 2016 | 21,209,000 | 323,071,755 |
| 2017 | 21,453,000 | 325,122,128 |
| 2018 | 21,670,000 | 326,838,199 |
| 2019 | 21,803,000 | 328,329,953 |
| 2020 | 21,919,000 | 331,526,933 |
| 2021 | 22,156,000 | 331,893,745 |
| 2022 | 22,181,000 | 333,271,411 |
| 2023 | 22,037,000 | 334,914,895 |
| 2024 | 21,916,000 | 340,110,988 |
Fertility rates in Sri Lanka and United States
Fertility rate
Sri Lanka
United States
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
| 1960 | 5.35 | 3.65 |
| 1961 | 5.24 | 3.62 |
| 1962 | 5.18 | 3.46 |
| 1963 | 5.12 | 3.32 |
| 1964 | 5.06 | 3.19 |
| 1965 | 4.93 | 2.91 |
| 1966 | 4.83 | 2.72 |
| 1967 | 4.79 | 2.56 |
| 1968 | 4.66 | 2.46 |
| 1969 | 4.5 | 2.46 |
| 1970 | 4.39 | 2.48 |
| 1971 | 4.27 | 2.27 |
| 1972 | 4.16 | 2.01 |
| 1973 | 4 | 1.88 |
| 1974 | 3.86 | 1.84 |
| 1975 | 3.82 | 1.77 |
| 1976 | 3.78 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 3.74 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 3.81 | 1.76 |
| 1979 | 3.82 | 1.81 |
| 1980 | 3.73 | 1.84 |
| 1981 | 3.65 | 1.81 |
| 1982 | 3.32 | 1.83 |
| 1983 | 3.11 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 3.01 | 1.81 |
| 1985 | 2.9 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 2.74 | 1.84 |
| 1987 | 2.64 | 1.87 |
| 1988 | 2.57 | 1.93 |
| 1989 | 2.58 | 2.01 |
| 1990 | 2.54 | 2.08 |
| 1991 | 2.51 | 2.06 |
| 1992 | 2.49 | 2.05 |
| 1993 | 2.44 | 2.02 |
| 1994 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2.35 | 1.98 |
| 1996 | 2.29 | 1.98 |
| 1997 | 2.22 | 1.97 |
| 1998 | 2.14 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2.14 | 2.01 |
| 2000 | 2.21 | 2.06 |
| 2001 | 2.28 | 2.03 |
| 2002 | 2.31 | 2.02 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 2.05 |
| 2004 | 2.27 | 2.05 |
| 2005 | 2.26 | 2.06 |
| 2006 | 2.29 | 2.11 |
| 2007 | 2.3 | 2.12 |
| 2008 | 2.23 | 2.07 |
| 2009 | 2.18 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2.13 | 1.93 |
| 2011 | 2.14 | 1.89 |
| 2012 | 2.17 | 1.88 |
| 2013 | 2.18 | 1.86 |
| 2014 | 2.13 | 1.86 |
| 2015 | 2.09 | 1.84 |
| 2016 | 2.06 | 1.82 |
| 2017 | 2.04 | 1.77 |
| 2018 | 2.03 | 1.73 |
| 2019 | 2.02 | 1.71 |
| 2020 | 2.01 | 1.64 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1.66 |
| 2022 | 1.98 | 1.66 |
| 2023 | 1.97 | 1.62 |
Sri Lanka and United States demographics compared
Median age
Sri Lanka
United States
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
| 1960 | 19.5 | 29.2 |
| 1961 | 19.5 | 29 |
| 1962 | 19.5 | 28.7 |
| 1963 | 19.5 | 28.5 |
| 1964 | 19.5 | 28.2 |
| 1965 | 19.5 | 28.1 |
| 1966 | 19.6 | 27.9 |
| 1967 | 19.7 | 27.9 |
| 1968 | 19.8 | 27.9 |
| 1969 | 19.9 | 27.9 |
| 1970 | 20 | 27.8 |
| 1971 | 20.1 | 27.9 |
| 1972 | 20.2 | 28 |
| 1973 | 20.4 | 28.3 |
| 1974 | 20.6 | 28.5 |
| 1975 | 20.7 | 28.7 |
| 1976 | 20.9 | 28.9 |
| 1977 | 21 | 29.2 |
| 1978 | 21.2 | 29.6 |
| 1979 | 21.3 | 29.9 |
| 1980 | 21.5 | 30.1 |
| 1981 | 21.6 | 30.4 |
| 1982 | 21.7 | 30.7 |
| 1983 | 21.9 | 30.9 |
| 1984 | 22 | 31.2 |
| 1985 | 22.2 | 31.5 |
| 1986 | 22.5 | 31.8 |
| 1987 | 22.8 | 32.1 |
| 1988 | 23.1 | 32.4 |
| 1989 | 23.4 | 32.7 |
| 1990 | 23.6 | 32.9 |
| 1991 | 23.9 | 33.2 |
| 1992 | 24.3 | 33.4 |
| 1993 | 24.6 | 33.6 |
| 1994 | 24.9 | 33.8 |
| 1995 | 25.3 | 34.1 |
| 1996 | 25.8 | 34.4 |
| 1997 | 26.2 | 34.6 |
| 1998 | 26.5 | 34.9 |
| 1999 | 26.9 | 35.1 |
| 2000 | 27.2 | 35.3 |
| 2001 | 27.6 | 35.5 |
| 2002 | 27.9 | 35.6 |
| 2003 | 28.2 | 35.8 |
| 2004 | 28.5 | 36 |
| 2005 | 28.8 | 36.2 |
| 2006 | 29 | 36.4 |
| 2007 | 29.3 | 36.5 |
| 2008 | 29.6 | 36.6 |
| 2009 | 29.9 | 36.7 |
| 2010 | 30.2 | 36.9 |
| 2011 | 30.5 | 37 |
| 2012 | 30.8 | 37.1 |
| 2013 | 31.1 | 37.2 |
| 2014 | 31.4 | 37.3 |
| 2015 | 31.7 | 37.5 |
| 2016 | 32 | 37.6 |
| 2017 | 32.3 | 37.7 |
| 2018 | 32.5 | 37.9 |
| 2019 | 32.8 | 38 |
| 2020 | 33.1 | 38.2 |
| 2021 | 33.3 | 38.5 |
| 2022 | 33.6 | 38.7 |
| 2023 | 33.8 | 39 |
| 2024 | 34.1 | 39.3 |
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Population density
Fertility rate
Median age
Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$84.6B
2024 |
$28.5T
2024 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
20.2%
2025 |
37.8%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
1.83%
2023 |
5.42%
2021 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.64%
2023 |
3.36%
2023 |
| Armed forces personnel |
317,000
2020 |
1,395,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-5.49%
2025 |
-6.46%
2025 |
| Unemployment rate |
4.53%
2022 |
4.02%
2024 |
| Services, % of GDP |
57.5%
2024 |
79.7%
2024 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
25.5%
2024 |
17.3%
2024 |
| Economic freedom index |
49.4
2025 |
70.2
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
30.8%
2019 |
30.4%
2023 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
3.1%
2019 |
1.8%
2023 |
| Number of millionaires | n/a |
21,951,319
2024 |
| Percentage of millionaires | n/a |
8.48%
2024 |
| Number of billionaires | n/a |
902
2025 |
| Percentage of billionaires | n/a |
0.0003%
2025 |
| Listed domestic companies |
284
2024 |
4,010
2024 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$19.5B
2024 |
$62.2T
2024 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$6.09B
2024 |
$910B
2024 |
| Personal remittances received |
$6.72B
2024 |
$8.71B
2024 |
| International tourist arrivals |
540,000
2020 |
45,037,000
2020 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
8.22%
2020 |
3.88%
2020 |
| Banked people share |
81.7%
2024 |
97%
2024 |
Energy
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
474 kg
2022 |
6,364 kg
2023 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$29.9
2022 |
$12.9
2023 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
20.5 megatons
2023 |
4,682 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
0.93 tons
2023 |
14 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
53.9%
2022 |
81.6%
2023 |
| Renewable energy use share |
48.8%
2021 |
10.9%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
6.72%
2022 |
14%
2023 |
| Net energy imports use share |
60%
2022 |
-9%
2023 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
684 kWh
2022 |
12,551 kWh
2023 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
49.2%
2021 |
20.3%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
40.8%
2022 |
6.04%
2023 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
18.1%
2023 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.27%
2024 |
4.18%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
-27,245
2024 |
+1,286,132
2024 |
| Urban population |
19.4%
2024 |
83.5%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height |
5.52 ft
2025 |
5.8 ft
2025 |
| Average female height |
5.11 ft
2025 |
5.36 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
49.1
2025 |
86.9
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
32
2024 |
65
2024 |
| Higher education index |
51
2025 |
100
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
3.43
2019 |
5.76
2023 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
19.7
2019 |
12.7
2019 |
| Visa free countries |
57
2025 |
169
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
92.7%
2023 |
99%
2003 |
| English speaking |
18.3%
2023 |
95.3%
2023 |
| People using the Internet |
51.2%
2023 |
93.1%
2023 |
Health
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$145.6
2022 |
$12,434
2022 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$58.5
2022 |
$1,380
2022 |
| Life expectancy |
77.9 years
2025 |
79.6 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
14.4%
2022 |
0%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
1.19
2021 |
3.61
2021 |
| Age at first childbirth |
25.6 years
2025 |
27.3 years
2021 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
18
2023 |
17
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
6.1
2023 |
6.5
2023 |
| Obesity rate |
10.9%
2022 |
42.7%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
10.2%
2024 |
13.7%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
40
2025 |
84
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
19.5%
2022 |
24.3%
2022 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
2.91 liters
2020 |
9.9 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.04%
2025 |
6.14%
2025 |
| Land area per capita |
1,090 sq mi
2024 |
10,384 sq mi
2024 |
| Agricultural land area |
11,610 sq mi
2025 |
1,627,576 sq mi
2025 |
| Forest area |
8,122 sq mi
2025 |
1,196,125 sq mi
2025 |
| Roads length |
70,894 mi
2010 |
4,092,730 mi
2023 |
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