Attribute |
Sri Lanka × | Bangladesh × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 65,610 | 148,460 |
Continent | Asia | Asia |
Land area (km²) | 64,630 | 130,170 |
Water area (km²) | 980 | 18,290 |
Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 4,413 |
Border countries | - | |
Coastline (km) | 1,340 | 580 |
Mean elevation (m) | 228 | 85 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 2,524 | 1,230 |
People | | |
Population | 22,889,201 | 162,650,853 |
Official languages | | |
Religion | Buddhist | Muslim |
Government | | |
Long country name | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | People's Republic of Bangladesh |
Short country name | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh |
Long local name | Shri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajavadi Janarajaya/Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachu | Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh |
Short local name | Shri Lanka/Ilankai | Bangladesh |
Former name | | - East Bengal
- East Pakistan
|
Government type | Presidential republic | Parliamentary republic |
Capital | Colombo | Dhaka |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 275,800,000,000 | 690,300,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 87,350,000,000 | 261,500,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3.3 | 7.4 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 12,900 | 4,200 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 33.8 | 30.2 |
Labor force | 8,937,000 | 66,640,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 6.7 | 24.3 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 12,070,000,000 | 25,100,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 16,880,000,000 | 33,500,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.89 | 1.37 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 13.8 | 9.6 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -5.5 | -3.2 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 79.1 | 33.1 |
Inflation rate (%) | 6.5 | 5.6 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 7.25 | 5 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 11.6 | 9.54 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 5,190,000,000 | 28,680,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 5,190,000,000 | 28,680,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 53,530,000,000 | 152,100,000,000 |
1↑Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 18,900,000,000 | 92,330,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -2,310,000,000 | -5,322,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 11,360,000,000 | 35,300,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 20,980,000,000 | 47,560,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 7,959,000,000 | 33,420,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 51,720,000,000 | 50,260,000,000 |
National currency | Sri Lankan rupees | taka |
National currency (code) | LKR | BDT |
National currency (symbol) | ₨ | ৳ |
National currency rate to USD | 154.1 | 80.69 |