Colombia vs Sri Lanka: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
77.72 years
in 2023
Sri Lanka
77.48 years
in 2023
Colombia rank
81st
Sri Lanka rank
84th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 77.72 years against 77.48 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.24 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Colombia ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 38 years | 45.2 years | 7.2 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 51.81 years | 56.7 years | 4.89 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 58.93 years | 62.53 years | 3.6 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 63.84 years | 65.49 years | 1.65 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 67.69 years | 68.57 years | 0.875 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 69.72 years | 69.83 years | 0.1101 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 72.78 years | 71.75 years | 1.04 years | Colombia |
| 2010s | 75.95 years | 75.72 years | 0.2294 years | Colombia |
| 2020s | 75.42 years | 77 years | 1.58 years | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or Sri Lanka?
- Colombia, at 77.72 years against 77.48 years in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.24 years, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Sri Lanka rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.