Areas Where Sri Lanka Is Better Than India

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka is ranked better in 10 indicators, while India is ranked better in 14 indicators.

• 👶 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

  6.1 🇱🇰

  |

  27.7 🇮🇳

  A lower rate indicates better child health and healthcare systems.

• 🌿 Planetary Pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.75 🇱🇰

  |

  0.66 🇮🇳

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• ⏳ Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

  77.48 🇱🇰

  |

  72 🇮🇳

  A higher expectancy indicates better health and living conditions.

• 🤰 Maternal Mortality Ratio (Modeled)

  18 🇱🇰

  |

  80 🇮🇳

  Lower ratios indicate better maternal healthcare and safer childbirth conditions.

• ⚖️ Gender Development Index

  0.95 🇱🇰

  |

  0.87 🇮🇳

  Compares female and male Human Development Index (HDI) values. Higher values indicate more gender equality.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.78 🇱🇰

  |

  0.69 🇮🇳

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.63 🇱🇰

  |

  0.48 🇮🇳

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.

• 🌍 GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

  15,240 🇱🇰

  |

  11,000 🇮🇳

  Allows comparison of living standards across countries by adjusting for price differences.

• 🕊️ Political Stability Estimate

  -0.51 🇱🇰

  |

  -0.64 🇮🇳

  Higher values indicate a more stable political environment.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.37 🇱🇰

  |

  0.4 🇮🇳

  Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.

Areas Where India Is Better Than Sri Lanka