Human development index vs mean male height in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Human development index vs mean male height was 0.776 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index vs mean male height in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.776 for human development index vs mean male height in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs mean male height in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.782 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.638, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6647 | 0.638 | 0.692 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.715 | 0.695 | 0.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7672 | 0.748 | 0.782 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7775 | 0.776 | 0.78 | 4 |
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More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 164,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 158,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 165,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 159,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 166,159 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs mean male height in Sri Lanka?
- Human development index vs mean male height in Sri Lanka was 0.776 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs mean male height recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.782 in 2018.
- What is the lowest human development index vs mean male height recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.638 in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for human development index vs mean male height?
- Sri Lanka ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs mean male height rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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