ASIA · LKA

Sri Lanka geopolitical profile

National context alongside 69 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Sri Lanka. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.

3Cooperative66Mixed

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Country snapshot

Comparable national indicators provide context only. They do not enter the geopolitical relationship score.

Economy

GDP$108.8B2025 · World Bank

GDP, purchasing power$371.3B2025 · World Bank

GDP per capita$5K2025 · World Bank

GNI per capita$4.7K2025 · World Bank

GDP growth5%2025 · World Bank

Inflation-4.8%2025 · World Bank

Unemployment4%2025 · World Bank

People & place

Population21.8M2025 · World Bank

Population density356.2/km²2023 · World Bank

Surface area65.6K km²2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy77.7 years2024 · World Bank

Global context

Trade openness41.8%2025 · World Bank

Military expenditure1.4%2024 · World Bank

GDP per capita$5K

2015 $4.1K → 2025 $5K

GDP growth5%

2015 4.2% → 2025 5%

Inflation-4.8%

2015 3.8% → 2025 -4.8%

Population21.8M

2015 21M → 2025 21.8M

World Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0

ATLAS-DERIVED · ENGINE 1.0

Geopolitical position

A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.

Average toward reviewed countries+469 directions reviewed

Average from reviewed countries+469 directions reviewed

Cooperative or stronger3Scores of +10 or above

Competitive or worse0Scores of −10 or below

Strongest reviewed direction

LKA → CHN · Cooperative Most difficult reviewed direction

LKA → ISR · Mixed

CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER

Relationships from Sri Lanka

Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.

CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence

ChinaLKA → CHN+22Cooperative76%Documented bilateral evidence IndiaLKA → IND+12Cooperative57%Documented bilateral evidence SingaporeLKA → SGP+10Cooperative57%Documented bilateral evidence United Arab EmiratesLKA → ARE+8Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only RussiaLKA → RUS+7Mixed76%Documented bilateral evidence BangladeshLKA → BGD+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GhanaLKA → GHA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence KenyaLKA → KEN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence MalaysiaLKA → MYS+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence NigeriaLKA → NGA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence PakistanLKA → PAK+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence South AfricaLKA → ZAF+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence AlgeriaLKA → DZA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only AngolaLKA → AGO+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BrazilLKA → BRA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ChileLKA → CHL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ColombiaLKA → COL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Dominican RepublicLKA → DOM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EcuadorLKA → ECU+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EgyptLKA → EGY+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EthiopiaLKA → ETH+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GuatemalaLKA → GTM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IndonesiaLKA → IDN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IranLKA → IRN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IraqLKA → IRQ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KazakhstanLKA → KAZ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KuwaitLKA → KWT+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MexicoLKA → MEX+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MoroccoLKA → MAR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PeruLKA → PER+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PhilippinesLKA → PHL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only QatarLKA → QAT+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Saudi ArabiaLKA → SAU+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ThailandLKA → THA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only United KingdomLKA → GBR+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence United StatesLKA → USA+5Mixed65%Documented bilateral evidence UzbekistanLKA → UZB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only VietnamLKA → VNM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only AustraliaLKA → AUS+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence JapanLKA → JPN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence New ZealandLKA → NZL+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence GermanyLKA → DEU+3Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only AustriaLKA → AUT+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BelgiumLKA → BEL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only CanadaLKA → CAN+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence DenmarkLKA → DNK+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only FinlandLKA → FIN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GreeceLKA → GRC+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IrelandLKA → IRL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ItalyLKA → ITA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NetherlandsLKA → NLD+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NorwayLKA → NOR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PortugalLKA → PRT+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only South KoreaLKA → KOR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SpainLKA → ESP+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SwedenLKA → SWE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SwitzerlandLKA → CHE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TürkiyeLKA → TUR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ArgentinaLKA → ARG0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BulgariaLKA → BGR0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only CroatiaLKA → HRV0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only CzechiaLKA → CZE0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only FranceLKA → FRA0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only HungaryLKA → HUN0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PolandLKA → POL0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only RomaniaLKA → ROU0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SlovakiaLKA → SVK0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only UkraineLKA → UKR0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IsraelLKA → ISR-5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only

Methodology v1.1.1 frozen

Every component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.