China vs Sri Lanka: Key features of human rights, annual growth rate
China
2.29 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
21st
Key features of human rights, annual growth rate over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.77 % change on previous year against 2.29 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.48 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 44 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
China ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.51 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | China |
| 1910s | 10.1 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10.1 % change on previous year | China |
| 1920s | -1.96 % change on previous year | 0.2094 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.2449 % change on previous year | 0.2043 % change on previous year | 0.0405 % change on previous year | China |
| 1940s | -4.86 % change on previous year | 0.6722 % change on previous year | 5.53 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | -6.91 % change on previous year | -0.2598 % change on previous year | 6.65 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | -3.83 % change on previous year | 0.1445 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 24.18 % change on previous year | -1.46 % change on previous year | 25.63 % change on previous year | China |
| 1980s | 0.326 % change on previous year | -4.22 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | China |
| 1990s | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.8283 % change on previous year | -2.89 % change on previous year | 3.72 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | -2.95 % change on previous year | 6.43 % change on previous year | 9.38 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -2.43 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of human rights, annual growth rate, China or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.77 % change on previous year against 2.29 % change on previous year in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of human rights, annual growth rate between China and Sri Lanka?
- 0.48 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for key features of human rights, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Key features of human rights, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of human rights. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.