Population
23.3M
Unitary semi-presidential republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,065
in 2025
Passport power
#186
18 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Colombo
of 28 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Capital
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Continent
- Asia / Southern Asia
- Area
- 65,610 km²
- Population
- 23.3M
- Density
- 326.8/km²
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .lk
- Calling code
- +94
- Timezone
- UTC+05:30
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #186 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 18
- Total accessible
- 39
- Digital nomad visa
- Digital Nomad Visa $2,000/month · 12 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad 2 Residency
Culture and society
- Languages
- Sinhala (සිංහල), Tamil (தமிழ்)
- Religions
- Buddhism 69.8%, Hinduism 12.6%, Islam 10.7%, Christianity 6.9%
- Currencies
- Rs රු LKR — Sri Lankan rupee
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.776
- GDP per capita (2025)
- $17,065
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 77.7 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 54.6%
- Gini index (2016)
- 39.3
- Inflation (2025)
- -4.8%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 4.0%
- Urban population (2025)
- 20.5%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.0/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 20.7 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2019)
- 3.3/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.60
Latest news
| Update | Category | Source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka waives tourist visa fees for 40 nationalities from May 2026 | Visa & immigration | Freaking Nomads | 4 months ago |