Asia · Southern Asia
Sri Lanka
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
CapitalColombo
Population21,756,000World Bank 2025
Area65,610 km²
CurrencyLKR — Sri Lankan rupee
LanguagesSinhala, Tamil
Calling code+94
Time zones
GDPUSD 108.83B
GDP per capitaUSD 5K
Life expectancy77.7 years
Internet users54.6%
What this means
Sri Lanka is in Asia (Southern Asia). About 21.76M people live there, or roughly 331.6 people per km². GDP per capita is around USD 5K, which helps compare living standards with other countries on YIMHO.
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Country facts: world-countries (MIT). Indicators: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).