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Sri Lanka vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sri Lanka has a population of 21.9M (ranked 61/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Sri Lanka's land area is 23,884 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 122nd vs. 49th).

By GDP, Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Sri Lanka Yemen
Population
22125995
42727988
Population rank 63/197 37/197
GDP
$99B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 71/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$4,516
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 125/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,633
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$98.4B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
105.6%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,490
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 86/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,982
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
23,884 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
918 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.97
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
34.1 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Sri Lanka and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Sri Lanka and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Sri Lanka

Yemen
Year GDP
Sri Lanka Yemen
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 $12,643,821,569
1991 $9,000,362,582 $14,665,445,462
1992 $9,703,011,636 $17,959,367,194
1993 $10,338,679,636 $21,736,802,664
1994 $11,717,604,209 $28,019,483,764
1995 $13,029,697,561 $12,796,345,679
1996 $13,897,738,375 $6,496,163,616
1997 $15,091,913,884 $6,838,298,531
1998 $15,794,972,847 $6,322,175,566
1999 $15,656,327,860 $7,639,325,296
2000 $16,330,814,180 $9,679,316,770
2001 $15,749,753,805 $9,852,990,693
2002 $16,536,535,647 $10,693,430,511
2003 $18,881,765,437 $11,777,532,662
2004 $20,662,525,941 $13,867,634,371
2005 $24,405,791,045 $16,731,566,717
2006 $28,279,802,406 $19,063,143,370
2007 $32,350,238,760 $21,650,528,674
2008 $40,713,826,215 $26,910,855,807
2009 $42,066,224,093 $25,130,278,213
2010 $58,636,161,082 $30,906,749,533
2011 $67,753,284,044 $32,726,417,878
2012 $70,447,216,891 $35,401,331,609
2013 $77,000,578,167 $40,415,233,436
2014 $82,528,535,714 $43,228,585,321
2015 $85,090,301,052 $42,444,490,074
2016 $88,000,211,172 $31,317,825,274
2017 $94,369,350,286 $26,842,229,045
2018 $94,450,015,983 $21,606,160,663
2019 $88,998,706,297 -
2020 $84,335,574,582 -
2021 $88,556,698,938 -
2022 $74,143,020,263 -
2023 $83,716,142,582 -
2024 $98,963,185,510 -

Sri Lanka and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Sri Lanka

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Sri Lanka Yemen
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 $910
1991 $546 $1,016
1992 $580 $1,198
1993 $607 $1,397
1994 $678 $1,735
1995 $742 $764
1996 $776 $375
1997 $827 $383
1998 $849 $343
1999 $826 $401
2000 $846 $493
2001 $804 $487
2002 $835 $513
2003 $946 $549
2004 $1,029 $628
2005 $1,207 $734
2006 $1,390 $810
2007 $1,579 $890
2008 $1,974 $1,072
2009 $2,027 $969
2010 $2,808 $1,155
2011 $3,225 $1,186
2012 $3,328 $1,245
2013 $3,741 $1,379
2014 $3,972 $1,430
2015 $4,058 $1,362
2016 $4,149 $975
2017 $4,399 $811
2018 $4,359 $634
2019 $4,082 -
2020 $3,848 -
2021 $3,997 -
2022 $3,343 -
2023 $3,799 -
2024 $4,516 -

Sri Lanka vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sri Lanka

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Sri Lanka Yemen
1950 53.2 28.9
1951 54 29.3
1952 54.9 29.6
1953 55.6 30
1954 56.4 30.4
1955 57.2 30.8
1956 57.9 31.3
1957 58.5 31.8
1958 59.3 32.4
1959 60 32.9
1960 60.6 33.5
1961 61.2 34.1
1962 61.6 33.7
1963 62 33.4
1964 62.4 34.9
1965 62.8 35.6
1966 63.2 36.3
1967 63.6 37.1
1968 63.9 38
1969 64.1 39.6
1970 64.4 40.6
1971 64.2 41.8
1972 64.6 42.7
1973 64.8 43.6
1974 65 44.5
1975 65.4 45.5
1976 65.8 46.4
1977 66.4 47.4
1978 66.8 48.5
1979 67.5 49.5
1980 68 50.6
1981 68.4 51.7
1982 68.7 52.4
1983 68.7 53.6
1984 68.8 54.6
1985 68.9 55.4
1986 69 54
1987 69 56.8
1988 69 57.4
1989 67.3 58
1990 69.2 58.5
1991 69.1 58.8
1992 69.6 59.3
1993 70 59.7
1994 70.2 59.8
1995 69.7 60.5
1996 69.8 60.9
1997 69.9 61.3
1998 70.1 61.8
1999 70.4 62.3
2000 71.2 62.8
2001 71.8 63.3
2002 72.3 63.8
2003 72.4 64.4
2004 68 64.9
2005 73.1 65.4
2006 72.8 65.8
2007 73 66.2
2008 72.6 66.6
2009 70.3 66.9
2010 74.5 67.2
2011 74.7 67.4
2012 75.2 67.6
2013 75.5 68
2014 75.8 68
2015 76 66.8
2016 76.1 67.1
2017 76.2 67.1
2018 76.5 65.9
2019 76.7 66.6
2020 76.9 66.4
2021 76.3 66
2022 77.3 68
2023 77.5 69.3
2024 77.7 69.4
2025 77.9 69.6

Sri Lanka and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Sri Lanka

Yemen
Year Population
Sri Lanka Yemen
1960 9,661,389 5,532,301
1961 9,899,372 5,655,232
1962 10,143,754 5,782,221
1963 10,395,040 5,911,135
1964 10,653,397 6,048,006
1965 10,916,965 6,195,593
1966 11,183,928 6,351,494
1967 11,457,328 6,516,444
1968 11,736,088 6,690,524
1969 12,013,858 6,875,859
1970 12,287,110 7,065,279
1971 12,551,910 7,257,462
1972 12,809,205 7,460,068
1973 13,060,916 7,672,796
1974 13,305,693 7,896,783
1975 13,548,984 8,133,598
1976 13,796,770 8,384,113
1977 14,049,371 8,648,222
1978 14,310,128 8,926,586
1979 14,579,614 9,224,194
1980 14,847,974 9,543,358
1981 15,099,414 9,882,362
1982 15,286,567 10,241,006
1983 15,388,794 10,621,499
1984 15,441,860 11,025,597
1985 15,544,154 11,453,825
1986 15,731,256 11,901,040
1987 15,916,576 12,369,912
1988 16,078,621 12,859,708
1989 16,248,557 13,364,174
1990 16,352,458 13,887,862
1991 16,475,354 14,430,201
1992 16,739,284 14,989,494
1993 17,025,918 15,563,914
1994 17,275,773 16,149,147
1995 17,564,068 16,740,058
1996 17,905,018 17,313,177
1997 18,248,200 17,873,936
1998 18,596,003 18,446,013
1999 18,944,731 19,029,420
2000 19,293,054 19,624,141
2001 19,600,362 20,226,147
2002 19,805,752 20,835,086
2003 19,951,521 21,456,379
2004 20,087,605 22,095,167
2005 20,216,524 22,790,085
2006 20,352,411 23,543,083
2007 20,492,545 24,318,082
2008 20,629,378 25,111,941
2009 20,756,435 25,927,724
2010 20,879,089 26,754,387
2011 21,009,048 27,582,897
2012 21,169,458 28,433,647
2013 20,585,000 29,312,952
2014 20,778,000 30,226,309
2015 20,970,000 31,159,379
2016 21,209,000 32,109,010
2017 21,453,000 33,090,921
2018 21,670,000 34,085,182
2019 21,803,000 35,111,408
2020 21,919,000 36,134,863
2021 22,156,000 37,140,230
2022 22,181,000 38,222,876
2023 22,037,000 39,390,799
2024 21,916,000 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Sri Lanka and Yemen

Fertility rate
Sri Lanka

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Sri Lanka Yemen
1960 5.35 7.99
1961 5.24 8
1962 5.18 8.01
1963 5.12 8.03
1964 5.06 8.07
1965 4.93 8.1
1966 4.83 8.14
1967 4.79 8.17
1968 4.66 8.19
1969 4.5 8.22
1970 4.39 8.23
1971 4.27 8.26
1972 4.16 8.27
1973 4 8.29
1974 3.86 8.33
1975 3.82 8.37
1976 3.78 8.42
1977 3.74 8.47
1978 3.81 8.5
1979 3.82 8.67
1980 3.73 8.71
1981 3.65 8.75
1982 3.32 8.79
1983 3.11 8.83
1984 3.01 8.85
1985 2.9 8.86
1986 2.74 8.86
1987 2.64 8.83
1988 2.57 8.79
1989 2.58 8.71
1990 2.54 8.61
1991 2.51 8.46
1992 2.49 8.27
1993 2.44 8.05
1994 2.4 7.8
1995 2.35 7.53
1996 2.29 7
1997 2.22 6.82
1998 2.14 6.64
1999 2.14 6.49
2000 2.21 6.32
2001 2.28 6.14
2002 2.31 5.97
2003 2.3 5.84
2004 2.27 5.71
2005 2.26 5.56
2006 2.29 5.41
2007 2.3 5.26
2008 2.23 5.11
2009 2.18 5
2010 2.13 4.81
2011 2.14 4.63
2012 2.17 4.63
2013 2.18 4.62
2014 2.13 4.62
2015 2.09 4.62
2016 2.06 4.61
2017 2.04 4.61
2018 2.03 4.61
2019 2.02 4.6
2020 2.01 4.6
2021 2 4.6
2022 1.98 4.59
2023 1.97 4.59

Sri Lanka and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Sri Lanka

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Sri Lanka Yemen
1960 19.5 19.7
1961 19.5 19.6
1962 19.5 19.6
1963 19.5 19.5
1964 19.5 19.4
1965 19.5 19.3
1966 19.6 19.2
1967 19.7 19.1
1968 19.8 18.9
1969 19.9 18.7
1970 20 18.4
1971 20.1 18.1
1972 20.2 17.8
1973 20.4 17.6
1974 20.6 17.3
1975 20.7 17
1976 20.9 16.8
1977 21 16.6
1978 21.2 16.3
1979 21.3 16.1
1980 21.5 15.9
1981 21.6 15.7
1982 21.7 15.5
1983 21.9 15.3
1984 22 15.1
1985 22.2 15
1986 22.5 14.9
1987 22.8 14.8
1988 23.1 14.7
1989 23.4 14.6
1990 23.6 14.6
1991 23.9 14.6
1992 24.3 14.6
1993 24.6 14.6
1994 24.9 14.6
1995 25.3 14.7
1996 25.8 14.8
1997 26.2 14.9
1998 26.5 15
1999 26.9 15.2
2000 27.2 15.4
2001 27.6 15.6
2002 27.9 15.8
2003 28.2 16
2004 28.5 16.2
2005 28.8 16.4
2006 29 16.7
2007 29.3 16.9
2008 29.6 17.2
2009 29.9 17.4
2010 30.2 17.7
2011 30.5 17.9
2012 30.8 18.1
2013 31.1 18.3
2014 31.4 18.5
2015 31.7 18.7
2016 32 18.8
2017 32.3 18.9
2018 32.5 19
2019 32.8 19.1
2020 33.1 19.1
2021 33.3 19.1
2022 33.6 19.2
2023 33.8 19.2
2024 34.1 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sri Lanka Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$84.6B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.2%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.64%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
317,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.49%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.53%
2022
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
25.5%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
49.4
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
30.8%
2019
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
3%
2014
Listed domestic companies
284
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$19.5B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.09B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$6.72B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
540,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
8.22%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
81.7%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Sri Lanka Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
474 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$29.9
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
20.5 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.9%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
48.8%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.72%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
60%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
684 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
49.2%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
40.8%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Sri Lanka Yemen
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,245
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
19.4%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.11 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.1
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.43
2019
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.7
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
92.7%
2023
54.1%
2004
English speaking
18.3%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
51.2%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Sri Lanka Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$145.6
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$58.5
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.19
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
25.6 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
18
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
10.9%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.2%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
40
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.5%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Sri Lanka Yemen
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
1,090 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
11,610 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,122 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
70,894 mi
2010
n/a

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