Sri Lanka

In brief

Road deaths per 100,000 people: 19.7 (2019). World rank 115 of 186 (1 = best); in Asia, 36 of 47. Suicides per 100,000 people: 14.7 (2021). World rank 156 of 185 (1 = best); in Asia, 43 of 47. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 64.9 (2025). World rank 120 of 207 (1 = best); in Asia, 25 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 64.1 → 64.9 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (India): political stability and absence of violence. Worse than all its neighbours (India): homicides per 100,000 people, road deaths per 100,000 people, and suicides per 100,000 people.