Sri Lanka or Vietnam: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Sri Lanka wins on more indicators: 7 of 11 against 3.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Costs and work: Vietnam 0:1
- Climate and health: Sri Lanka 7:0
- Law and institutions: Vietnam 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Sri Lanka
Indicator
Vietnam
Safety and trust
Tie (0 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
3.3 per 100,000 residents
2019
1.5 per 100,000 residents
2011
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
28%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Vietnam (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$17,065
20256% lower
✓$18,088
20256% higher
Climate and health
Better: Sri Lanka (7 : 0)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓77.7 years
20244% higher
✗74.7 years
20244% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓74.4 years
20246% higher
✗70.1 years
20246% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓80.7 years
20242% higher
✗79.4 years
20242% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓80.2 years
20231% higher
79.4 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.48%
2024almost equal
98.80%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓99.41%
20241% higher
✗98.27%
20241% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓22.7 µg/m³ per year
20238% lower
✗24.8 µg/m³ per year
20239% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Vietnam (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-0.21 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.17 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.28 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.11 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Sri Lanka, Vietnam.