Nepal vs Sri Lanka
Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 46.3% in Nepal and 54.6% in Sri Lanka, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sri Lanka, by 8.3 percentage points, or 1.18 times that in Nepal.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Sri Lanka has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Nepal.
- In 2024, Nepal ranked 148 and Sri Lanka ranked 142 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Nepal | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 46.3 | 54.6 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 45.8 | 51.2 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 45.5 | 48.3 | 67 |
| 2021 | 41 | 44.5 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 37 | 36.2 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 33.3 | 32 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 24.3 | 25.1 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 20.7 | 22.2 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 17.6 | 15.3 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 15.4 | 10.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 13.3 | 10 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 11.2 | 9 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 9 | 8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5.9 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.4 | 1.4 | – |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 1.5 | – |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 1.1 | – |
| 2001 | 0.2 | 0.8 | – |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 0.6 | – |
| 1999 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0.2 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, 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
- DepressionNepal: 3.61% in 2017Sri Lanka: 3.44% in 2017
- 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