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Sri Lanka vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sri Lanka has a population of 21.9M (ranked 61/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Sri Lanka's land area is 23,884 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 122nd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Sri Lanka Vatican
Population
22125995
949
Population rank 63/197 197/197
GDP
$99B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 71/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$4,516
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 125/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,633
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$98.4B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
105.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,490
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 86/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,982
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
23,884 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
918 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.97
2023
n/a
Median age
34.1 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Sri Lanka and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Sri Lanka vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sri Lanka

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Sri Lanka Vatican
1950 53.2 65.9
1951 54 65.3
1952 54.9 65.7
1953 55.6 66.3
1954 56.4 67.5
1955 57.2 67.8
1956 57.9 67.3
1957 58.5 67.5
1958 59.3 68.7
1959 60 69.2
1960 60.6 69.2
1961 61.2 69.8
1962 61.6 69.2
1963 62 69.3
1964 62.4 70.3
1965 62.8 70.1
1966 63.2 70.9
1967 63.6 70.9
1968 63.9 70.7
1969 64.1 70.7
1970 64.4 71.5
1971 64.2 71.7
1972 64.6 72
1973 64.8 71.9
1974 65 72.7
1975 65.4 72.6
1976 65.8 72.9
1977 66.4 73.3
1978 66.8 73.7
1979 67.5 74
1980 68 74.1
1981 68.4 74.3
1982 68.7 74.8
1983 68.7 74.7
1984 68.8 75.1
1985 68.9 75.5
1986 69 75.7
1987 69 76.2
1988 69 76.4
1989 67.3 76.8
1990 69.2 76.9
1991 69.1 76.9
1992 69.6 77.3
1993 70 77
1994 70.2 77.7
1995 69.7 77.8
1996 69.8 78.5
1997 69.9 78.2
1998 70.1 78.3
1999 70.4 78.7
2000 71.2 79.3
2001 71.8 79.9
2002 72.3 80
2003 72.4 79.8
2004 68 80.2
2005 73.1 80.6
2006 72.8 81.2
2007 73 81.3
2008 72.6 81.4
2009 70.3 81.3
2010 74.5 81.5
2011 74.7 81.7
2012 75.2 82
2013 75.5 82.5
2014 75.8 82.6
2015 76 82.5
2016 76.1 82.9
2017 76.2 82.7
2018 76.5 83.3
2019 76.7 83.6
2020 76.9 83
2021 76.3 82.9
2022 77.3 83.3
2023 77.5 83
2024 77.7 83.1
2025 77.9 83.3

Sri Lanka and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Sri Lanka

Vatican
Year Population
Sri Lanka Vatican
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 16,352,458 -
1991 16,475,354 -
1992 16,739,284 -
1993 17,025,918 -
1994 17,275,773 -
1995 17,564,068 -
1996 17,905,018 -
1997 18,248,200 -
1998 18,596,003 -
1999 18,944,731 -
2000 19,293,054 880
2001 19,600,362 890
2002 19,805,752 900
2003 19,951,521 911
2004 20,087,605 921
2005 20,216,524 921
2006 20,352,411 932
2007 20,492,545 821
2008 20,629,378 824
2009 20,756,435 826
2010 20,879,089 829
2011 21,009,048 832
2012 21,169,458 836
2013 20,585,000 839
2014 20,778,000 842
2015 20,970,000 1,000
2016 21,209,000 -
2017 21,453,000 1,000
2018 21,670,000 -
2019 21,803,000 1,000
2020 21,919,000 -
2021 22,156,000 -
2022 22,181,000 -
2023 22,037,000 -
2024 21,916,000 -

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Finance

Sri Lanka Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$84.6B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.2%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.64%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
317,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.49%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
4.53%
2022
n/a
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
25.5%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
49.4
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.8%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
n/a
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
n/a
International tourist arrivals
540,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
8.22%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
81.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Sri Lanka Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
48.8%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
40.8%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Sri Lanka Vatican
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,245
2024
n/a
Urban population
19.4%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.11 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
49.1
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
51
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.43
2019
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.7
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
57
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
92.7%
2023
100%
2013
English speaking
18.3%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
51.2%
2023
n/a

Health

Sri Lanka Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$145.6
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$58.5
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.19
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
25.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
18
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
10.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
10.2%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
40
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Sri Lanka Vatican
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,090 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
11,610 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
8,122 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
70,894 mi
2010
5.59 mi
2003

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