Data for Sri Lanka, Nepal OverviewBy ThemeBy SDG GoalTopicSocialEconomicEnvironmentInstitutionsSocialIndicatorMost recent valueTrendPoverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)Most recent value(2019)Sri Lanka1.0Nepal0.4(2019)TrendLife expectancy at birth, total (years)Life expectancy at birth, total (years)Most recent value(2022)Sri Lanka77Nepal70(2022)TrendPopulation, totalPopulation, totalMost recent value(2023)Sri Lanka22,037,000Nepal30,896,590(2023)TrendPopulation growth (annual %)Population growth (annual %)Most recent value(2023)Sri Lanka-0.7Nepal1.1(2023)TrendNet migrationNet migrationMost recent value(2023)Sri Lanka-77,495Nepal-62,012(2023)TrendHuman Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)Most recent value(2020)Sri Lanka0.6Nepal0.5(2020)TrendEconomicIndicatorMost recent valueTrendGDP (current US$)GDP (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2023 billion)Sri Lanka84.36Nepal40.91(2023 billion)TrendGDP per capita (current US$)GDP per capita (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2023)Sri Lanka3,828.0Nepal1,324.0(2023)TrendGDP growth (annual %)GDP growth (annual %)Most recent value(2023)Sri Lanka-2.3Nepal2.0(2023)TrendUnemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Most recent value(2023)Sri Lanka6.4Nepal10.7(2023)TrendInflation, consumer prices (annual %)Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)Most recent value(2023)Sri Lanka16.5Nepal7.1(2023)TrendPersonal remittances, received (% of GDP)Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)Most recent value(2023)Sri Lanka7.1Nepal26.2(2023)TrendEnvironmentIndicatorMost recent valueTrendMost recent value(2020)Sri Lanka0.997Nepal0.509(2020)TrendForest area (% of land area)Forest area (% of land area)Most recent value(2021)Sri Lanka34.1Nepal41.6(2021)TrendAccess to electricity (% of population)Access to electricity (% of population)Most recent value(2022)Sri Lanka100.0Nepal91.3(2022)TrendAnnual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Most recent value(2021)Sri Lanka25Nepal5(2021)TrendElectricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Most recent value(2015)Sri Lanka3.2Nepal0.2(2015)TrendPeople using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)Most recent value(2022)Nepal51(2022)TrendInstitutionsIndicatorMost recent valueTrendIntentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Most recent value(2019)Sri Lanka3Nepal2(2019)TrendCentral government debt, total (% of GDP)Central government debt, total (% of GDP)Most recent value(2015)Sri Lanka73.5Nepal39.9(2015)TrendStatistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)Most recent value(2023)Sri Lanka80.2Nepal64.0(2023)TrendIndividuals using the Internet (% of population)Individuals using the Internet (% of population)Most recent value(2022)Sri Lanka50Nepal50(2022)TrendProportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Most recent value(2023)Sri Lanka5Nepal33(2023)TrendForeign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Most recent value(2023)Sri Lanka0.8Nepal0.2(2023)Trend