# International rankings of Sri Lanka

The following are international rankings of Sri Lanka.

## Geography

| Index | Value | Date | Ranking | Out of | Reference |
| Area | 65,610 km$^2$ | | 120 | 195 | |
| Coastline | 1,340 km | | 66 | 198 | Central Intelligence Agency |

## Demographics

| Index | Value | Date | Ranking | Out of | Reference |
| Population | 21,919,000 | 2020 | 57 | 195 | Department of Census and Statistics |
| Population density | 334.08 (per square kilometer) | 2020 | 24 | 194 | Department of Census and Statistics |
| Birth rate | 16 (per 1,000 population) | 2019 | | | World Bank |
| Mortality rate | 7 (per 1,000 population) | 2019 | | | World Bank |
| Fertility rate | 2.20 (births per woman) | 2019 | 100 | 200 | World Bank |
| Life expectancy | 76.9 (years at birth) | 2019 | 54 | 183 | World Health Organization |
| Population growth rate | 0.6% | 2019 | | | World Bank |
| Infant mortality rates | 6 (per 1,000 live births) | 2019 | 55 | 193 | World Bank |
| Literacy rate | 92.5% | 2018 | 90 | 171 | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
| Net migration rate | -4.6 (per 1,000 population) | 2015-2020 | | | United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division |

## Economy

| Index | Value | Date | Ranking | Out of | Reference |
| GDP (nominal) | US$84.532 billion | 2021 | 64 | 192 | International Monetary Fund |
| GDP (nominal) per capita | US$3,830 | 2021 | 113 | 188 | International Monetary Fund |
| GDP (PPP) | US$306.997 billion | 2021 | 56 | 195 | International Monetary Fund |
| GDP (PPP) per capita | US$13,909 | 2019 | 88 | 188 | International Monetary Fund |
| Real GDP growth rate | 4% | 2021 | | | International Monetary Fund |
| Ease of doing business index | Medium | 2020 | 99 | 190 | World Bank |
| Index of Economic Freedom | 55.7 | 2019 | 131 | 178 | The Heritage Foundation |
| Global Competitiveness Report | 57.1 | 2019 | 64 | 141 | World Economic Forum |
| Global Innovation Index | | 2024 | 89 | 133 | World Intellectual Property Organization |
| Income equality | 39.3 | 2016 | | | World Bank |

## Mass media

| Index | Value | Date | Ranking | Out of | Reference |
| Telephone lines | 3,431,111 | 2024 | 45 | 224 | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka |
| Mobile numbers | 28,884,470 | 2024 | 33 | 76 | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka |
| Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions | 2,525,650 | 2024 | 65 | 166 | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka |
| Mobile broadband Internet subscriptions | 20,432,582 | 2024 | 46 | 172 | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka |
| e-Government Development Index | 0.6667 | 2024 | 98 | 193 | United Nations |
| ICT Development Index | 71.3 | 2024 | 93 | 173 | International Telecommunication Union |

## Politics

| Index | Value | Date | Ranking | Out of | Reference |
| Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 2020 | 68 | 167 | The Economist |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 38 | 2023 | 115 | 192 | Transparency International |
| Press Freedom Index | 42.20 | 2021 | 127 | 180 | Reporters Without Borders |
| Global Peace Index | 2.003 | 2023 | 107 | 163 | Institute for Economics & Peace |
| Fragile States Index | 81.8 | 2020 | 52 | 178 | Fund for Peace |
| Rule of Law Index | 0.52 | 2020 | 66 | 128 | World Justice Project |
| Global Gender Gap Report | 0.670 | 2021 | 116 | 156 | World Economic Forum |
| Freedom in the World | Partly free | 2021 | 56 | 100 | Freedom House |