Social Development in Sri Lanka 159 indicators covering social development for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 6 2018 unchanged 86th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 33,564 2025 up 127.1% 38th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0015 units per person 2025 up 118.9% 42nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 77.5% 56th Political Rights Score 29 2025 up 26.1% 86th Freedom Score 63 2025 up 14.5% 98th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 271 2025 down 55.0% 124th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person 2025 down 56.6% 139th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 64.8% 136th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 0.6507 % change on previous year 2025 up 104.6% 38th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 16 2018 unchanged 87th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year 2025 up 103.1% 75th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.602 2025 up 25.9% 104th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.799 2025 up 15.1% 85th Political Corruption Index 0.278 2025 down 46.0% 122nd Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.278 2025 down 46.0% 122nd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.2376 2024 down 33.1% 154th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.2922 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.6% 33rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 2023 down 88.8% 121st LGBT+ Rights Index -0.3901 2019 unchanged 142nd Forcibly displaced people 5,284 2025 down 88.4% 134th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 up 100.0% 1st Age of electoral democracy 11 years 2025 up 1,000.0% 119th Full democracy lexical, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1970 — 74th Corruption Perceptions Index 32 2024 down 15.8% 120th Internally displaced people due to conflict 4,806 people 2024 down 84.4% 35th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.49 2024 down 3.7% 139th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.45 2024 down 3.9% 114th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0722 2024 down 5.1% 154th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0267 2024 up 17.0% 131st Self-reported life satisfaction 4.01 2025 down 9.1% 137th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.01 2025 down 9.1% 137th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 9.5% 2024 down 33.0% 169th Homicide rate 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population 2019 down 37.5% 80th Homicides 742 homicides 2019 down 32.5% 46th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population 2019 down 37.5% 80th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population 2019 down 37.5% 80th Age of electoral democracy 11 years 2025 up 1,000.0% 86th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy 0.6014 2020 up 112.9% 29th Homicides 252 deaths 2019 down 58.3% 35th Child homicide rate 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 84.3% 83rd Citizen satisfaction with democracy 0.8428 2020 up 39.9% 23rd Homicide rate 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 60.7% 58th Homicide rate by age of the victim 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 60.7% 58th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 — 1st Homicides 396.92 deaths 2021 down 57.1% 92nd Homicide rate 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 59.0% 141st Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 1.85 2021 down 58.5% 134th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 2.29 million 2030 down 0.7% 50th States involved in wars 0 2011 down 100.0% 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 3.3 2030 up 14.1% 121st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →