Social Development in Sri Lanka 159 indicators covering social development for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 213 2025 down 72.7% 140th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 148,369 2025 up 22.2% 23rd Political Rights Rating 3 2025 down 25.0% 95th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 2025 down 25.0% 95th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0068 units per person 2025 up 17.8% 25th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 148,369 2025 up 22.2% 23rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 down 73.7% 159th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 78.7% 151st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -8.19 % change on previous year 2025 down 115.2% 139th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 213 2025 down 72.7% 140th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.9086 % change on previous year 2025 up 296.5% 111th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.5% 30th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.816 2025 up 11.0% 69th Liberal Democracy Index 0.613 2025 up 54.4% 44th Electoral Democracy Index 0.783 2025 up 42.4% 33rd Freedom of Association Index 0.853 2025 up 6.2% 53rd Freedom of Expression Index 0.871 2025 up 25.9% 36th Participatory Democracy Index 0.52 2025 up 44.4% 34th Varieties of democracy 0.783 2025 up 42.4% 33rd Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.816 2025 up 11.0% 69th Key features of human rights 0.816 2025 up 11.0% 69th Key features of electoral democracy 0.783 2025 up 42.4% 33rd Key features of liberal democracy 0.613 2025 up 54.4% 44th Executive Corruption Index 0.28 2025 down 38.5% 117th Judicial Corruption Score 1.07 2025 up 72.6% 52nd Public Sector Corruption Index 0.296 2025 down 28.7% 113th Key features of democracy 0.783 2025 up 42.4% 33rd Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 15.66 % change on previous year 2025 down 50.9% 6th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 23.34 % change on previous year 2025 down 52.1% 4th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.613 2025 up 54.4% 44th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 15.66 % change on previous year 2025 down 50.9% 6th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year 2025 down 88.5% 21st Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 15.66 % change on previous year 2025 down 50.9% 6th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.783 2025 up 42.4% 33rd Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.587 2025 up 62.6% 41st Deliberative Democracy Index 0.621 2025 up 52.2% 39th Direct Democracy Index 0.031 2025 unchanged 92nd Key media freedoms 1.96 2025 up 771.6% 26th Media Corruption Score 1.99 2025 up 438.6% 29th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year 2025 down 91.8% 32nd Academic Freedom Index 0.828 2025 up 25.8% 46th Legislative Corruption Score 0.319 2025 up 122.5% 73rd Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 11.3% 75th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 20.7% 67th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 11.3% 75th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 11.3% 75th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 down 18.9% 68th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0061 units per square kilometre 2023 up 167.3% 134th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.35 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.7% 12th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.4203 2019 up 126.7% 112th Page 1 of 3 Next →