INR
…
LKR
…
Land Area
India
3,287,263 km²
Largest
Sri Lanka
65,610 km²
2.0% of largest
India is 50.10× larger than Sri Lanka
Population
India
LARGEST
1.46B
PEOPLE
Sri Lanka
1.5% OF LARGEST
21.76M
PEOPLE
India has 67.29× the population of Sri Lanka
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.96T
Sri Lanka
2.8% OF LARGEST
$108.83B
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Sri Lanka
17.6% OF LARGEST
255K
TROOPS
India has 5.67× the active personnel of Sri Lanka
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Sri Lanka
3.4% OF LARGEST
75
AIRCRAFT
India has 29.09× the aircraft of Sri Lanka
Naval Assets
India
Sri Lanka
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Sri Lanka
0.1% OF LARGEST
0.5
Metric Tonnes
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Sri Lanka
1.1% OF LARGEST
$6B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Sri Lanka
—
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Sri Lanka
$19.7B
Exports
$19.7B
Imports
$22.3B
Trade Balance
$-2.6B
Trade Deficit
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
Sri Lanka
supply
India
consumption
Tea
kg / person / yr
Sri Lanka
supply
India
consumption
Beer
litres / person / yr
India
supply
Sri Lanka
consumption
Wine
litres / person / yr
India
consumption
Sri Lanka
supply
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
India
consumption
Sri Lanka
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
Sri Lanka
India
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Sri Lanka
0
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 2
❄ Winter: 0
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
India
Sri Lanka
Age Demographics
Median Age
Sri Lanka
33.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
Sri Lanka is 5.0 years older (median) than India
Youth Population
India has the highest youth population at 52.5% (under 30)
Elderly Population
Sri Lanka has the highest elderly population at 13% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
India
|
Sri Lanka
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations |
62
|
— |
| Tourist Arrivals per year |
17.9M
|
— |
| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
10
|
0
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
43
|
8
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
|
Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
|
India
|
Sri Lanka
|
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
|
|
| Rent Index |
|
|
| Groceries Index |
|
|
| Restaurant Price Index |
|
|
| Local Purchasing Power |
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|
| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $3 | $3 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $15 | $15 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $250 | $350 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $150 | $200 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $35 | $50 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $12 | $18 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $15 | $10 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
Sri Lanka
India
Physicians per 1,000
Sri Lanka
India
Hospital beds per 1,000
Sri Lanka
India
Diabetes prevalence
India
Sri Lanka
Obesity prevalence
Sri Lanka
India
Suicide rate per 100k
Sri Lanka
India
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for India vs Sri Lanka — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | India | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1463865525 | 21756000 |
| Area (sq km) | 3287263 | 65610 |
| Capital | New Delhi | Colombo (commercial), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative) |
| Official Language | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages | Sinhala, Tamil |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) |
| Government Type | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | India | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 1,445,000 | 255,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 1,155,000 | 5,500 |
| Total Military Personnel | 2,610,550 | 260,500 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $81,400,000,000 | $1,890,000,000 |
| Tanks | 4,614 | 22 |
| Armored Vehicles | 12,000 | 213 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 100 | 25 |
| Towed Artillery | 4,175 | 76 |
| Rocket Projectors | 266 | 0 |
Economy
| Metric | India | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $3,956,067,115,772 | $108,825,231,671 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $2,702 | $5,002 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 25.5 | 37.7 |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
India is 50.1 times larger in area than Sri Lanka.
That's a massive difference!
India has 67.3 times more people than Sri Lanka.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
Sri Lanka has the highest GDP per capita at $5,002 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.96 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
India vs Sri Lanka: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $4.0T is 36.4x larger than Sri Lanka's $109B — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.5B is 67.3x larger than Sri Lanka's 22M.
Area: India covers 3,287,263 km², making it 50.1x larger than Sri Lanka.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Sri Lanka's 260Thousand.
Trade: India has a trade deficit of $91B while Sri Lanka has a trade deficit of $3B.
Life Expectancy: Sri Lanka leads with a life expectancy of 78 years vs India's 72.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated August 2026.
Sources & methodology