Sri Lanka rankings 2026: where Sri Lanka places in 102 global Top 10s
Sri Lanka is #3 in Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits and inside the top 10 of 6 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
Sri Lanka appears in 102 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Sri Lanka is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #3 in Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits, where it is measured at 89.81 % (Spirits share of alcohol consumption) as of 2026-11-02. Sri Lanka finishes inside the top 10 in 6 rankings.
Top 10 finishes
Sri Lanka is inside the top 10 of 6 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #3 in Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits with 89.81 %, behind India (92.75 %) and ahead of Afghanistan. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #5 in Countries with the fastest import growth with 22.45 %, behind Ethiopia (25.99 %) and ahead of Guinea. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #7 in Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates with 40.84 per 100,000 people, behind South Africa (42.29 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Egypt. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the largest military share of population with 1.12 %, behind Greece (1.27 %) and ahead of South Korea. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields with 0.68 tonnes per hectare, behind Tanzania (0.72 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of Grenada. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas with 69.47 %, behind Reunion (72.98 %) and ahead of Pitcairn. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Sri Lanka by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
World and society
In world and society, Sri Lanka holds 25 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates (40.84 per 100,000 people), #8 of 50 in Countries with the largest military share of population (1.12 %), #18 of 50 in Countries with the highest diabetes death rates (46.23 per 100,000 people) and #20 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children (17.1 %). 21 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Sri Lanka holds 25 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields (0.68 tonnes per hectare), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of land in permanent crops (19.48 % of land area), #19 of 50 in Countries producing the most rice (4,698.45 thousand tonnes) and #19 of 50 in Countries with the highest coffee yields (1.04 tonnes per hectare). 21 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Sri Lanka holds 22 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas (69.47 %), #13 of 50 in Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean (0.99 %), #13 of 50 in Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean (9,654 tonnes per year) and #14 of 50 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person (0.36 kg per person per day). 18 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Sri Lanka holds 16 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the fastest import growth (22.45 %), #21 of 50 in Countries by net secondary income (7,946.67 BoP, current US$ million), #21 of 50 in Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person (5.73 annual %) and #26 of 50 in Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) (23.71 % of exports of goods, services and primary income). 12 more rankings are listed below.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Sri Lanka holds 12 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits (89.81 %), #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting (9.3 %), #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 (9.3 % of children under 5) and #24 of 50 in Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending (54.81 % of current health expenditure). 8 more rankings are listed below.
Travel
In travel, Sri Lanka holds 1 position: #28 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.01 million).
Consumer tech
In consumer tech, Sri Lanka holds 1 position: #47 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (30.62 million subscriptions).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Sri Lanka moved in 91 rankings:
- New entry at #3 in Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #5 in Countries with the fastest import growth (2026-10-29).
- New entry at #7 in Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the largest military share of population (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #11 in Countries with the highest share of land in permanent crops (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #13 in Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #13 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #13 in Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean (2026-11-02).
Since the first snapshot
Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:
- Countries with the most rail travel: #27 on 2026-10-28 → #28 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
Where Sri Lanka ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Sri Lanka's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China (24.33 %), 50th of 50 in Countries using the most coal energy per person (656.19 kWh per person) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest cardiovascular death rate (128.72 deaths per 100,000 people). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Sri Lanka
- #3 of 50 · Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits · 89.81 % · 2026-11-02
- #5 of 50 · Countries with the fastest import growth · 22.45 % · 2026-10-29
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates · 40.84 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the largest military share of population · 1.12 % · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields · 0.68 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas · 69.47 % · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of land in permanent crops · 19.48 % of land area · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean · 0.99 % · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 9.3 % · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean · 9,654 tonnes per year · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries generating the most plastic waste per person · 0.36 kg per person per day · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest diabetes death rates · 46.23 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries producing the most rice · 4,698.45 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest coffee yields · 1.04 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest freshwater withdrawals · 90.79 % of internal resources · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person · 0.45 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened fish species · 135 species · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 17.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries by net secondary income · 7,946.67 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 9.3 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the most military personnel · 255 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person · 5.73 annual % · 2026-10-29
- #24 of 50 · Countries generating the most plastic waste · 2,621.61 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries refugees come from most often · 148.37 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending · 54.81 % of current health expenditure · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks · 60 % · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters · 0.16 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Hottest countries by average surface temperature · 26.93 °C · 2026-10-29
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) · 23.71 % of exports of goods, services and primary income · 2026-10-29
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal · 32.61 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened plant species · 299 · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) · 73.51 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the largest external debt · 56.83 DOD, current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the most listed domestic companies · 288 · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 12.5 % · 2026-11-01
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · 17.1 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the most container port traffic · 7,782.78 thousand TEU · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the most rail travel · 0.01 million · 2026-10-28
- #29 of 50 · Countries receiving the most remittances · 8,305.63 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest millet yields · 1.14 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP · 1.72 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the most people without safe drinking water · 12.3k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water · 87.36 % of total freshwater withdrawal · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest manufacturing share of the economy · 17.12 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest egg yields per hen · 15.12 kilograms per bird · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of land that is protected · 30.8 % of total land area · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people with basic handwashing facilities · 87.69 % · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth · 77.23 years · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened mammal species · 30 · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal death rates · 0.17 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries applying the most potash fertilizer per hectare · 30.46 kilograms per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries using the most water for agriculture · 11.31 billion cubic meters · 2026-10-29
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest cassava yields · 14.4 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-31
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest second-dose measles vaccination coverage · 95 % · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs · 29.2 % · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries generating the most hydropower · 7.95 TWh · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries using the most cereals for human food · 90.9 % · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest chicken meat yields per animal · 1.78 kilograms per animal · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income · 58.89 % · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest healthy life expectancy at birth · 66.73 years · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest rubella vaccination coverage · 97 % · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 69 % · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children · 97 % · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people covered by social protection · 37.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · 55.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries withdrawing the most freshwater · 12.95 billion billion cubic meters · 2026-10-30
- #41 of 50 · Countries generating the most electricity from coal · 4.75 TWh · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest groundnut yields · 1.62 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the most hospital beds per 1,000 people · 3.93 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) · 5.01 % · 2026-10-31
- #44 of 50 · Countries producing the most coffee · 5.12 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 8.54 % · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste · 155.47 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries producing the most fish and seafood · 431 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP · 6.75 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage · 97 % · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest population density · 343.51 people per km² · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums · 42.59 % · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest sorghum yields · 1.93 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP · 6.75 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most installed solar power capacity · 2.51 GW · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure · 3.39 % · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries using the most potash fertilizer per person · 3.4 kg per person · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest average annual precipitation · 1,712 mm per year · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest manufactured share of exports · 66.03 % of merchandise exports · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries catching the most wild fish · 355.9 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-01
- #47 of 50 · Countries consuming the most coal · 15.24 TWh · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries producing the most farmed fish · 56.12 thousand metric tons · 2026-10-30
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest poultry meat yield per animal · 1.78 kilograms per animal · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest soybean yields · 1.93 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the largest aquaculture production · 56.12 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch · 355.9 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the largest total fisheries production · 412.02 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions · 30.62 million subscriptions · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries by current account balance · 1.72 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change · 10.35 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste imports · 0.13 % · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries receiving the most development aid · 827.26 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the most air freight carried · 278.5 million ton-km · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China · 24.33 % · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries using the most coal energy per person · 656.19 kWh per person · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest cardiovascular death rate · 128.72 deaths per 100,000 people · 2026-10-29
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Sri Lanka's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Sri Lanka
What is Sri Lanka's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#3 in Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits, with 89.81 % (Spirits share of alcohol consumption) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Sri Lanka?
102 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.
Is Sri Lanka in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 6 rankings, including #3 in Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits, #5 in Countries with the fastest import growth and #7 in Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.