COUNTRY PROFILE / LKA
Sri Lanka
LKA / LK
For Sri Lanka, population is 21,756,000 people (2025, #62/215) and area is 65,610 km² (2023, #123/215). This profile covers 86 comparable rankings and 9 thematic maps. Largest religious group: Buddhism (2012 / 70.2%); Main language: Sinhala.
01 / BASIC INFORMATION
Sri Lanka in numbers.
02 / JAPAN COMPARISON & TRENDS
Compare Sri Lanka with Japan and track change.
JAPAN REFERENCE
In the recorded data for Sri Lanka, population is about 17.6% of Japan's value and area is about 17.4% of Japan's value. Reference years can differ, so check the year shown for each value.
| Indicator | Sri Lanka | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 21,756,000 people2025 / About 17.6% of Japan's value | 123,366,734 people2025 |
| Area | 65,610 km²2023 / About 17.4% of Japan's value | 377,969 km²2023 |
| Population density | 331.6 people/km²Population 2025 · area 2023 / About 1.02 times Japan's value | 326.4 people/km²Population 2025 · area 2023 |
| Life expectancy | 77.67 years2024 / 6.36 years shorter than Japan | 84.04 years2024 |
| GDP per capita | US$ 5,0022025 / About 13.9% of Japan's value | US$ 35,9512025 |
RECORDED CHANGE OVER TIME
Population
2000 → 2025Recorded population moved from 19,293,054 people in 2000 to 21,756,000 people in 2025, an increase of about 12.8%.Life expectancy
2000 → 2024Recorded life expectancy moved from 71.18 years in 2000 to 77.67 years in 2024, an increase of 6.49 years.GDP per capita
2000 → 2025Recorded GDP per capita moved from US$ 860 in 2000 to US$ 5,002 in 2025, an increase of about 481.5%. The values are in current US dollars, so exchange rates and inflation affect the comparison.03 / ALL RANKINGS
81 additional rankings for Sri Lanka.
81 rankings in 9 categories
Essentials5 rankings
People & society12 rankings
Health10 rankings
Economy & work21 rankings
Education & science6 rankings
Food & agriculture6 rankings
Environment & digital13 rankings
Safety & politics6 rankings
04 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY