Bolivia vs Sri Lanka

Bolivia and Sri Lanka compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Sri Lanka has about 1.7 times as many people as Bolivia: 21.8 million against 12.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Bolivia ($5,148) and Sri Lanka ($5,002) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Sri Lanka (5%) than in Bolivia (-1.6%), a difference of 6.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bolivia (19.5%) than in Sri Lanka (-4.8%), a difference of 24.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Sri Lanka (4%) than in Bolivia (3%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• A baby born in Sri Lanka can expect to live 9 years longer than one born in Bolivia: 77.7 years against 68.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Sri Lanka is older: half of its people are over 32.8 years, against 24.7 years in Bolivia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Bolivia (79.7%) than in Sri Lanka (54.6%), a difference of 25.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Bolivia (2.3 tonnes) are about 2.1 times as high as in Sri Lanka (1.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bolivia (50.2%) than in Sri Lanka (34.4%), a difference of 15.8 percentage points in 2024.