Sri Lanka vs Venezuela, RB

Sri Lanka
South Asia
Upper middle income
Capital: Colombo
Population
21.9M
GDP
$99.6B
Venezuela, RB
Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
Capital: Caracas
Population
28.4M
GDP
$120.6B

POP 1.3x GDP 1.2x LE 5.0 yrs UMC↔LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Sri Lanka vs Venezuela, RB

Inflation (Consumer Pric…100.2%Maternal Mortality Ratio92.1%Population Density91%Freshwater Withdrawal88.5%Urban Population77.3%Under-5 Mortality Rate75.6%Infant Mortality Rate75.5%Net Migration74.1%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Inflation (Consumer Prices) rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Sri Lanka, 91% spread)

Indicator Sri Lanka Venezuela, RB Year
Population Density 356.2 32.1 2023
Urban Population 20.3% 89.3% 2024
Population 21.9M 28.4M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 12.1% 9.7% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Inflation (Consumer Prices) (Venezuela, RB, 100% spread)

Indicator Sri Lanka Venezuela, RB Year
Inflation (Consumer Prices) -0.4% 254.9% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $761.1M $1.6B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 42.1% 26.2% 2024
Unemployment Rate 4.2% 5.3% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Sri Lanka, 92% spread)

Indicator Sri Lanka Venezuela, RB Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 18 227 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 5.9 24.2 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 5.2 21.2 2024
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 1.1 1.7 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Venezuela, RB, 74% spread)

Indicator Sri Lanka Venezuela, RB Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 20.7% 78.3% 2023
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.8% 6.9% 2023
School Enrollment (Primary) 91.5% 113.7% 2023

3 closer education rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Sri Lanka, 89% spread)

Indicator Sri Lanka Venezuela, RB Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 24.5% 2.8% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 1.1 3.4 2024
Electric Power Consumption 644 1,953 2023
Forest Area 34.0% 52.2% 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Sri Lanka, 46% spread)

Indicator Sri Lanka Venezuela, RB Year
Mobile Subscriptions 132.5 71.0 2024
Internet Users 54.6% 76.7% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Sri Lanka, 74% spread)

Indicator Sri Lanka Venezuela, RB Year
Net Migration -27,245 -105,297 2024
Intentional Homicides 3.3 12.6 2019
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 2.7% 9.7% 2019
Female Labor Participation 31.0% 37.3% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Venezuela, RB profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Sri Lanka vs Venezuela, RB comparison

Sri Lanka vs Venezuela, RB is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (UMC↔LMC: UMC/LMC). Look past the near-parity headers to Inflation (Consumer Prices) (~100% spread); 42 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Income tiers still differ; keep GDP/capita in view. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Sri Lanka vs Venezuela, RB figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · UMC↔LMC · TIGHT scale band.