Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
5.90 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 96/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Sri Lanka
South Asia · South Asia · Capital: Colombo
Rank #127 of scored countries.
Survival
67.3
Living
41.6
Governance
43.9
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
1.14 per 1,000(2023)
Normalized: 20/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
14.30 %(2019)
Normalized: 83/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
46.93 %(2024)
Normalized: 40/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
7.40 %(2023)
Normalized: 86/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
4.00 %(2025)
Normalized: 85/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
18.58 %(2025)
Normalized: 61/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
1.83 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 10/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
15,633 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 12/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
3.68 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 10/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
-0.43 %(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
77.67 years(2024)
Normalized: 75/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
37.70 0–100 index(2019)
Normalized: 52/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.38 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 33/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.27 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 40/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.26 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 44/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.13 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 49/100 · higher is better
History
Sri Lanka — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1985: -10.1 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 45.7 | 81.5 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 46.0 | 84.2 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 46.1 | 80.6 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 46.1 | 77.6 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 46.1 | 69.8 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 46.0 | 68.9 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 45.8 | 75.6 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 45.0 | 69.1 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 44.5 | 54.3 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 44.2 | 57.2 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 44.1 | 60.9 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 44.3 | 66.6 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 44.6 | 66.9 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 45.7 | 60.2 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 46.1 | 61.2 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 45.6 | 53.6 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 45.7 | 57.4 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 46.1 | 63.4 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 46.5 | 62.7 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 47.1 | 60.6 | — |
| 1985 | 62.5 | 17 | 48.2 | 67.9 | 77.8 |
| 1986 | 62.2 | 19 | 48.5 | 66.6 | 77.9 |
| 1987 | 60.8 | 24 | 48.8 | 65.6 | 73.3 |
| 1988 | 60.5 | 27 | 48.9 | 65.0 | 72.9 |
| 1989 | 59.6 | 31 | 47.6 | 63.4 | 73.7 |
| 1990 | 58.5 | 28 | 58.2 | 47.6 | 74.5 |
| 1991 | 54.9 | 38 | 45.3 | 52.2 | 74.2 |
| 1992 | 56.2 | 41 | 47.6 | 53.0 | 74.3 |
| 1993 | 57.9 | 43 | 51.7 | 52.8 | 75.0 |
| 1994 | 58.6 | 44 | 51.9 | 53.1 | 76.9 |
| 1995 | 55.4 | 50 | 50.8 | 52.3 | 67.0 |
| 1996 | 52.4 | 109 | 52.8 | 53.3 | 50.4 |
| 1997 | 53.0 | 106 | 54.1 | 53.4 | 50.8 |
| 1998 | 53.3 | 105 | 57.3 | 51.8 | 49.1 |
| 1999 | 53.1 | 100 | 57.5 | 51.0 | 49.0 |
| 2000 | 50.9 | 106 | 57.2 | 45.1 | 48.9 |
| 2001 | 50.4 | 116 | 58.6 | 42.0 | 48.9 |
| 2002 | 47.7 | 126 | 51.9 | 41.8 | 49.3 |
| 2003 | 47.1 | 129 | 52.3 | 41.1 | 47.2 |
| 2004 | 45.5 | 141 | 51.4 | 37.8 | 46.7 |
| 2005 | 45.3 | 142 | 52.5 | 36.7 | 45.7 |
| 2006 | 46.6 | 135 | 57.7 | 35.0 | 45.2 |
| 2007 | 44.0 | 144 | 57.4 | 28.4 | 44.3 |
| 2008 | 42.6 | 145 | 58.9 | 25.0 | 41.3 |
| 2009 | 47.4 | 135 | 58.0 | 37.0 | 44.9 |
| 2010 | 46.7 | 132 | 60.2 | 34.6 | 42.2 |
| 2011 | 47.3 | 133 | 61.7 | 35.0 | 41.6 |
| 2012 | 47.5 | 134 | 64.3 | 33.4 | 40.3 |
| 2013 | 47.1 | 135 | 64.1 | 33.6 | 38.8 |
| 2014 | 49.2 | 129 | 65.0 | 37.9 | 39.5 |
| 2015 | 50.4 | 125 | 65.3 | 38.5 | 43.1 |
| 2016 | 52.4 | 112 | 67.8 | 41.3 | 43.4 |
| 2017 | 50.4 | 124 | 68.2 | 35.6 | 42.7 |
| 2018 | 51.5 | 117 | 66.9 | 39.5 | 43.6 |
| 2019 | 52.0 | 118 | 67.8 | 38.8 | 45.0 |
| 2020 | 50.3 | 121 | 66.0 | 37.3 | 43.6 |
| 2021 | 50.0 | 121 | 65.3 | 38.4 | 41.6 |
| 2022 | 43.8 | 149 | 66.3 | 21.0 | 39.7 |
| 2023 | 49.0 | 134 | 66.3 | 34.9 | 41.2 |
| 2024 | 52.4 | 127 | 67.1 | 41.9 | 43.5 |
| 2025 | 52.5 | 127 | 67.3 | 41.6 | 43.9 |
| 2026 | 52.4 | 127 | 66.9 | 41.7 | 44.1 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Sri Lanka.