Sri Lanka, the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, is known for ancient temples, lush tea plantations, elephants, and scenic trains through the Hill Country.
Sinhala, Tamil
These figures are calculated from the data on this page and compared with the other 195 countries Beelad covers.
| Population density | 350 people per km² rank 24 of 196 (highest first); the average across all 196 countries is 60 per km² |
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| Share of world population | 0.284 % world total: 8,091,734,930 (UN, 1 July 2023) |
| Share of Asia | 0.482% of its people, 0.205% of its land area |
| Area in square miles | 25,332 1 km² = 0.386 sq mi |
| Closest in size | Lithuania (65,300 km²) |
| Closest in population | Burkina Faso (23,025,776 people) |
Sri Lanka is the only country in our list that uses LKR.