Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality

Ethiopia

3.98

in 2025

Sri Lanka

4.01

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

138th

Sri Lanka rank

137th

Life satisfaction vs. child mortality over time

Ethiopia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 4.01 against 3.98 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.028.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 137th of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Ethiopia
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sri Lanka
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality
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.