Nepal vs Sri Lanka
Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.61% in Nepal and 3.44% in Sri Lanka, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Nepal, by 0.16 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Sri Lanka.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Nepal has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Sri Lanka.
- In 2017, Nepal ranked 78 and Sri Lanka ranked 98 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Nepal | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.61 | 3.44 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.64 | 3.44 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.67 | 3.45 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.7 | 3.45 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.72 | 3.45 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.73 | 3.46 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.74 | 3.46 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.74 | 3.47 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.73 | 3.48 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.72 | 3.49 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.71 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.7 | 3.51 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.7 | 3.53 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.69 | 3.55 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.69 | 3.57 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.69 | 3.59 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.69 | 3.62 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.69 | 3.65 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.67 | 3.69 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.62 | 3.75 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.56 | 3.8 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.51 | 3.84 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.49 | 3.86 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.49 | 3.85 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.49 | 3.84 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.5 | 3.82 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.51 | 3.78 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.53 | 3.74 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Nepal vs Sri Lanka
Health
- Life expectancyNepal: 70.4 years in 2023Sri Lanka: 77.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNepal: 2.5 per 100 live births in 2024Sri Lanka: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNepal: 21.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sri Lanka: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNepal: 16.1% in 2022Sri Lanka: 47.1% in 2022
- Suicide rateNepal: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Sri Lanka: 19.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNepal: 29.7 million people in 2023Sri Lanka: 23 million people in 2023
- Population growthNepal: -0.14% a year in 2023Sri Lanka: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNepal: 1.98 births per woman in 2023Sri Lanka: 1.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNepal: 67% in 2025Sri Lanka: 20.5% in 2025
- Median ageNepal: 24.7 years in 2023Sri Lanka: 32.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNepal: 6.4% in 2023Sri Lanka: 11.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateNepal: -13.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Sri Lanka: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNepal: 0.97% of GDP in 2025Sri Lanka: 1.31% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNepal: $429M in 2025Sri Lanka: $1.36B in 2025
- Military spending per personNepal: $14 in 2025Sri Lanka: $60 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNepal: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Sri Lanka: 4.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNepal: 112,000 people in 2020Sri Lanka: 317,000 people in 2020
- National powerNepal: 0.18% of world capability in 2022Sri Lanka: 0.31% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNepal: 1.4% of the labour force in 2020Sri Lanka: 3.74% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNepal: 6 million TIV in 2025Sri Lanka: 11 million TIV in 2025