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India vs Sri Lanka

127 shared metrics.

IndiaLeads in 77

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Sri LankaLeads in 50

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India

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of India.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

India overtook China in 2023 to become the world's most populous country.

UN DESA 2023

Sri Lanka

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Identity

Formal name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the name is composed of the Sanskrit words shri (happiness or holiness) and lanka (island).

CIA 2026

Analysis

India leads in 77 of 127 shared metrics, while Sri Lanka leads in 50.

India's Total CO2 Emissions is 134.2x that of Sri Lanka (3.2K Mt CO2e vs 23.33 Mt CO2e).

India's Irrigated Land is 131.4x that of Sri Lanka (754.6K km² vs 5.7K km²).

India's Foreign Patents is 128.3x that of Sri Lanka (35.3K vs 273).

India's Electricity Generation is 107.8x that of Sri Lanka (2.1K TWh vs 18.92 TWh).

India's Domestic Patents is 97.8x that of Sri Lanka (26.3K vs 266).

Key Comparisons

Total CO2 EmissionsIndia leads

India

3.2K Mt CO2e

Sri Lanka

23.33 Mt CO2e

Irrigated LandIndia leads

India

754.6K km²

Sri Lanka

5.7K km²

Foreign PatentsIndia leads

India

35.3K

Sri Lanka

273

Electricity GenerationIndia leads

India

2.1K TWh

Sri Lanka

18.92 TWh

Domestic PatentsIndia leads

India

26.3K

Sri Lanka

266

Electric Generating CapacityIndia leads

India

499.14M kW

Sri Lanka

5.33M kW

All Metrics

Total CO2 Emissions

India

3.2K Mt CO2e

Sri Lanka

23.33 Mt CO2e

13416% higher

Irrigated Land

India

754.6K km²

Sri Lanka

5.7K km²

13138% higher

Foreign Patents

India

35.3K

Sri Lanka

273

12833% higher

Electricity Generation

India

2.1K TWh

Sri Lanka

18.92 TWh

10776% higher

Domestic Patents

India

26.3K

Sri Lanka

266

9775% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

India

499.14M kW

Sri Lanka

5.33M kW

9272% higher

Scientific Publications

India

207.4K

Sri Lanka

2.5K

8253% higher

Population

India

1.42B

Sri Lanka

22.05M

6337% higher

Water Withdrawal

India

647.5 B m³

Sri Lanka

12.95 B m³

4902% higher

Land Area

India

2.97M km²

Sri Lanka

61.9K km²

4706% higher

Air Passengers

India

180.42M

Sri Lanka

3.87M

4567% higher

Railway Length

India

65.6K km

Sri Lanka

1.6K km

4097% higher

GDP (Nominal)

India

$3,909,891,533,858.08

Sri Lanka

$98,963,185,509.65

3851% higher

Forest Area

India

729.6K km²

Sri Lanka

21.0K km²

3368% higher

All-Time Olympic Medals

India

41 medals

Sri Lanka

2.0 medals

1950% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

India

1.9K

Sri Lanka

1836% higher

Airports

India

318

Sri Lanka

1667% higher

Tourism Revenue

India

$13,413,000,000

Sri Lanka

$1,076,000,000

1147% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

India

18.57%

Sri Lanka

1.5%

1108% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

India

3.07M

Sri Lanka

317.0K

868% higher

Comparison of India and Sri Lanka across 127 metrics
				Winner
Total CO2 Emissions	3.2K Mt CO2e	23.33 Mt CO2e	13416% higher	India
Irrigated Land	754.6K km²	5.7K km²	13138% higher	India
Foreign Patents	35.3K	273	12833% higher	India
Electricity Generation	2.1K TWh	18.92 TWh	10776% higher	India
Domestic Patents	26.3K	266	9775% higher	India
Electric Generating Capacity	499.14M kW	5.33M kW	9272% higher	India
Scientific Publications	207.4K	2.5K	8253% higher	India
Population	1.42B	22.05M	6337% higher	India
Water Withdrawal	647.5 B m³	12.95 B m³	4902% higher	India
Land Area	2.97M km²	61.9K km²	4706% higher	India
Air Passengers	180.42M	3.87M	4567% higher	India
Railway Length	65.6K km	1.6K km	4097% higher	India
GDP (Nominal)	$3,909,891,533,858.08	$98,963,185,509.65	3851% higher	India
Forest Area	729.6K km²	21.0K km²	3368% higher	India
All-Time Olympic Medals	41 medals	2.0 medals	1950% higher	India
Merchant Fleet Size	1.9K	96	1836% higher	India
Airports	318	18	1667% higher	India
Tourism Revenue	$13,413,000,000	$1,076,000,000	1147% higher	India
High-Tech Exports (%)	18.57%	1.5%	1108% higher	India
Armed Forces Personnel	3.07M	317.0K	868% higher	India
Capital Elevation	216 m	27 m	700% higher	India
Mobile Money Accounts	23.1% of adults	3.0% of adults	671% higher	India
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.65% of GDP	0.11% of GDP	514% higher	India
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	44 sites	8.0 sites	450% higher	India
Coastline Length	7.0K km	1.3K km	422% higher	India
Infant Mortality	24.5 per 1k births	5.3 per 1k births	362% higher	India
Child Mortality	27.7 per 1k births	6.1 per 1k births	354% higher	India
Highest Elevation	8.6K m	2.5K m	240% higher	India
Shipping Traffic	19.72M	6.86M	187% higher	India
Researchers	259.26 per 1M	94.49 per 1M	174% higher	India
Coal Electricity Share	70.82%	27.54%	157% higher	India
Political Corruption Index	0.68	0.28	146% higher	India
CO2 Per Capita	2.2 t/person/yr	0.90 t/person/yr	144% higher	India
Milk Consumption per Person	84.5 kg/person/yr	34.98 kg/person/yr	142% higher	India
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	48.39 µg/m³	19.96 µg/m³	142% higher	India
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.1% of GDP	1.8% of GDP	124% higher	India
Electricity Carbon Intensity	670.13 gCO2/kWh	329.28 gCO2/kWh	104% higher	India
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.03 per 100k people	0.28 per 100k people	88% lower	Sri Lanka
Water Stress (%)	44.78%	24.52%	83% higher	India
Protected Land (%)	7.7%	30%	74% lower	Sri Lanka
Urban Population (%)	35.38%	20.3%	74% higher	India
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	1.2K kWh/person	684.05 kWh/person	73% higher	India
Seafood Consumption per Person	7.9 kg/person/yr	28.57 kg/person/yr	72% lower	Sri Lanka
Broadband Access (%)	2.7 per 100 people	9.0 per 100 people	69% lower	Sri Lanka
University Enrollment Rate	34.42%	20.74%	66% higher	India
Safe Drinking Water (%)	76.44%	46.93%	63% higher	India
Renewable Energy (%)	9.1%	23.25%	61% lower	Sri Lanka
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	1.6 per 1k	4.0 per 1k	60% lower	Sri Lanka
Women in Senior Management	11.92% of managers	29.18% of managers	59% lower	Sri Lanka
Energy Use (Per Capita)	754.18 kg oil eq/person	473.92 kg oil eq/person	59% higher	India
Military Spending	2.3% of GDP	1.4% of GDP	59% higher	India
Liberal Democracy Index	0.26	0.61	58% lower	Sri Lanka
Firms Making Informal Payments	39.33% of firms	25.66% of firms	53% higher	India
Electoral Democracy Index	0.38	0.78	52% lower	Sri Lanka
Vehicles per 1,000 People	158.15 per 1k people	320.4 per 1k people	51% lower	Sri Lanka
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% higher	India
Firms Hit by Power Outages	19.91% of firms	38.13% of firms	48% lower	Sri Lanka
Freedom of Expression Index	0.46	0.87	47% lower	Sri Lanka
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	24.96 per 100k	17.2 per 100k	45% higher	India
Health Spending Per Capita	$79.52	$145.56	45% lower	Sri Lanka
Solar Electricity Share	9.4%	16.46%	43% lower	Sri Lanka
Credit Card Ownership	4.6% of adults	8.1% of adults	43% lower	Sri Lanka
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	79 per 100 people	133 per 100 people	41% lower	Sri Lanka
Alcohol Consumption	4.1 L/adult/yr	2.9 L/adult/yr	41% higher	India
Government Debt (% GDP)	46.5% of GDP	79.1% of GDP	41% lower	Sri Lanka
Elderly Population (%)	7.1%	12.1%	41% lower	Sri Lanka
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.22 per 1M people	0.36 per 1M people	39% lower	Sri Lanka
Women in Parliament (%)	13.65%	10%	37% higher	India
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.72 per 1k	1.1 per 1k	37% lower	Sri Lanka
Population Density	483.68 /km²	356.24 /km²	36% higher	India
Meat Consumption per Person	6.1 kg/person/yr	9.0 kg/person/yr	33% lower	Sri Lanka
Insufficient Physical Activity	49.42% of adults	37.18% of adults	33% higher	India
Obesity Rate	7.2%	10.61%	32% lower	Sri Lanka
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	6.7% of GDP	9.9% of GDP	32% lower	Sri Lanka
GNI Per Capita	$2,650	$3,860	31% lower	Sri Lanka
Informal Employment Share	87.2% of employed people	66.35% of employed people	31% higher	India
Beer Consumption	0.13 L/person/yr	0.19 L/person/yr	30% lower	Sri Lanka
GDP Growth Rate	6.5%	5.0%	30% higher	India
Nurses & Midwives	1.7 per 1k	2.4 per 1k	29% lower	Sri Lanka
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$11,159.99	$15,632.59	29% lower	Sri Lanka
Forest Coverage (%)	24.54%	34%	28% lower	Sri Lanka
Renewable Energy (%)	34.9%	48.8%	28% lower	Sri Lanka
Road Traffic Death Rate	14.6 per 100k	11.5 per 100k	27% higher	India
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	25 days/yr	20 days/yr	25% higher	India
Smoking Rate	24.3%	19.5%	25% higher	India
Agricultural Land (%)	60.06%	48.61%	24% higher	India
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.3% of GDP	4.4% of GDP	24% lower	Sri Lanka
Firms with Female Top Manager	6.8% of firms	8.7% of firms	21% lower	Sri Lanka
Tobacco Use Prevalence	24.4% of adults	20.7% of adults	18% higher	India
Food Waste per Person	97.34 kg/person/yr	118.02 kg/person/yr	18% lower	Sri Lanka
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	5.0%	16% lower	Sri Lanka
Suicide Rate	12.56 per 100k	14.74 per 100k	15% lower	Sri Lanka
Median Age	28.1 years	32.8 years	14% lower	Sri Lanka
Youth Unemployment Rate	16.02% of youth labor force	18.58% of youth labor force	14% lower	Sri Lanka
Death Rate	8.7 per 1k	7.7 per 1k	14% higher	India
Sanitation Access (%)	83.38%	95.35%	13% lower	Sri Lanka
Life Evaluation Score	4.5 pts	4.0 pts	13% higher	India
Can Raise Emergency Money	95.18% of adults	84.51% of adults	13% higher	India
Human Development Index	0.69	0.78	12% lower	Sri Lanka
Adult Literacy Rate	81.7%	92.66%	12% lower	Sri Lanka
Youth Population (%)	24.62%	22.03%	12% higher	India
Corruption Perceptions Index	39 pts	35 pts	11% higher	India
Women's Political Empowerment	0.66	0.74	11% lower	Sri Lanka
Birth Rate	15.91 per 1k	14.38 per 1k	11% higher	India
Dependency Ratio	46.56% of working-age pop.	51.82% of working-age pop.	10% lower	Sri Lanka
Internet Users (%)	56%	51%	10% higher	India
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.69% of GDP	0.77% of GDP	10% lower	Sri Lanka
Spirits Consumption	2.3 L/person/yr	2.4 L/person/yr	7% lower	Sri Lanka
Teen Birth Rate	14.06 per 1k	15.09 per 1k	7% lower	Sri Lanka
Wind Electricity Share	5.0%	5.4%	7% lower	Sri Lanka
Hypertension Prevalence	31.3% of adults	33.6% of adults	7% lower	Sri Lanka
Life Expectancy	72.0 years	77.5 years	7% lower	Sri Lanka
Average Weekly Work Hours	45.45 hrs/week	43.02 hrs/week	6% higher	India
Exports (% GDP)	21.16% of GDP	19.89% of GDP	6% higher	India
Fertility Rate	2.0 children/woman	2.1 children/woman	6% lower	Sri Lanka
Imports (% GDP)	23.49% of GDP	22.51% of GDP	4% higher	India
Firms Asked for Bribes	27.23% of firms	26.23% of firms	4% higher	India
Digital Payments Used	48.46% of adults	47.26% of adults	3% higher	India
Electricity Access (%)	99.5%	100%	equal	Sri Lanka
Inflation Rate	5.0%	-0.4%	ranked higher	India
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.00 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	India
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	India
Land Border Length	13.9K km	0 km	ranked higher	India
Official Languages Count	2.0	2.0	equal	India
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-0.9% of GDP	1.2% of GDP	ranked lower	Sri Lanka
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	10 gold medals	0 gold medals	ranked higher	India
Border Neighbors	6.0	0	ranked higher	India

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Analysis

India leads in 77 of 127 shared metrics, while Sri Lanka leads in 50.

India's Total CO2 Emissions is 134.2x that of Sri Lanka (3.2K Mt CO2e vs 23.33 Mt CO2e).

India's Irrigated Land is 131.4x that of Sri Lanka (754.6K km² vs 5.7K km²).

India's Foreign Patents is 128.3x that of Sri Lanka (35.3K vs 273).

India's Electricity Generation is 107.8x that of Sri Lanka (2.1K TWh vs 18.92 TWh).

India's Domestic Patents is 97.8x that of Sri Lanka (26.3K vs 266).

Key Comparisons

Total CO2 EmissionsIndia leads

India

3.2K Mt CO2e

Sri Lanka

23.33 Mt CO2e

Irrigated LandIndia leads

India

754.6K km²

Sri Lanka

5.7K km²

Foreign PatentsIndia leads

India

35.3K

Sri Lanka

273

Electricity GenerationIndia leads

India

2.1K TWh

Sri Lanka

18.92 TWh

Domestic PatentsIndia leads

India

26.3K

Sri Lanka

266

Electric Generating CapacityIndia leads

India

499.14M kW

Sri Lanka

5.33M kW

Total CO2 Emissions

3.2K Mt CO2e

23.33 Mt CO2e

Irrigated Land

754.6K km²

5.7K km²

Foreign Patents

35.3K

273

Electricity Generation

2.1K TWh

18.92 TWh

Domestic Patents

26.3K

266

Electric Generating Capacity

499.14M kW

5.33M kW

Scientific Publications

207.4K

2.5K

Population

1.42B

22.05M

Water Withdrawal

647.5 B m³

12.95 B m³

Land Area

2.97M km²

61.9K km²

Air Passengers

180.42M

3.87M

Railway Length

65.6K km

1.6K km

GDP (Nominal)

$3,909,891,533,858.08

$98,963,185,509.65

Forest Area

729.6K km²

21.0K km²

All-Time Olympic Medals

41 medals

2.0 medals

Merchant Fleet Size

1.9K

Airports

318

Tourism Revenue

$13,413,000,000

$1,076,000,000

High-Tech Exports (%)

18.57%

1.5%

Armed Forces Personnel

3.07M

317.0K

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Total CO2 Emissions

Irrigated Land

Foreign Patents

Electricity Generation

Domestic Patents

Electric Generating Capacity

Scientific Publications

Population

Water Withdrawal

Land Area

Air Passengers

Railway Length

GDP (Nominal)

Forest Area

All-Time Olympic Medals

Merchant Fleet Size

Airports

Tourism Revenue

High-Tech Exports (%)

Armed Forces Personnel

Capital Elevation

Mobile Money Accounts

R&D Spending (% GDP)

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Coastline Length

Infant Mortality

Child Mortality

Highest Elevation

Shipping Traffic

Researchers

Coal Electricity Share

Political Corruption Index

CO2 Per Capita

Milk Consumption per Person

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Education Spending (% GDP)

Electricity Carbon Intensity

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Water Stress (%)

Protected Land (%)

Urban Population (%)

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Seafood Consumption per Person

Broadband Access (%)

University Enrollment Rate

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Renewable Energy (%)

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Women in Senior Management

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Military Spending

Liberal Democracy Index

Firms Making Informal Payments

Electoral Democracy Index

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Time Zones Count

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Freedom of Expression Index

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Health Spending Per Capita

Solar Electricity Share

Credit Card Ownership

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Alcohol Consumption

Government Debt (% GDP)

Elderly Population (%)

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Women in Parliament (%)

Doctors (per 1,000)

Population Density

Meat Consumption per Person

Insufficient Physical Activity