Sri Lanka
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
Also accepted in our quizzes: Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Kotte - Continent
- Asia
More Asia quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 21,756,000 (2025)
- Total area
- 65,610 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 7.6° N, 80.7° E
Sri Lanka at a glance
Sri Lanka is a country in Asia. Its capital is Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte; our capitals quizzes also accept Colombo. It has no land neighbours.
Within Asia, Sri Lanka has the lowest share of people in urban areas (20.5% in 2025, among 48 countries with data).
Flag of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
Sri Lanka in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 21,756,000 | 62ndof 195 | 23rdof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 65,610 km² | 120thof 194 | 35thof 48 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $108.8B | 69thof 182 | 23rdof 42 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $5,002 | 115thof 182 | 27thof 42 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 77.7 years | 63rdof 195 | 18thof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.95 | 101stof 195 | 26thof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $134 | 136thof 191 | 34thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 20.5% | 190thof 195 | 48thof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 54.6% | 140thof 180 | 38thof 41 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 34.0% | 85thof 191 | 16thof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 1.06 t | 127thof 181 | 39thof 47 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Sri Lanka and its nearest countries
Sri Lanka has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
Quizzes featuring Sri Lanka
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Sri Lanka · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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