Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Sri Lanka

4.01

in 2025

Zambia

4.11

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

137th

Zambia rank

136th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Sri Lanka
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 4.11 against 4.01 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.093.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Zambia ahead.

Globally, Sri Lanka ranks 137th and Zambia ranks 136th of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Zambia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.