Sri Lanka

AsiaCapital: Colombo
2026 population
21.8M
Rank #62 globally
Area
66k km²
Metros tracked
8
60% of population in metros
Composite score
23.5
Rank #62 globally

National Teams

Sri Lanka on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.

Men's FootballAFC
Sri Lanka
FIFA #191
ELO #207
WC apps 0
No World Cups
CricketFull Member
Sri Lanka
Test #6
ODI #6
T20I #12
Major titles 9
Matches 1,500
1 World Cup1 T20 World Cup
Olympics
Sri Lanka
Games 2
Medals 2
Best #31
No golds

Provinces

9 entries listed under Sri Lanka. Click any to see its metros and footprint.

Central (Madhyama)2Southern (Dakunu)2Eastern (Kilakku, Negenahira)1North Western (Wayamba)1Northern (Vatakku, Uturu)1Western (Basnahira)1North Central (Uturumeda)SabaragamuwaUva

Sri Lanka metro footprint

8 metros
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8 polygons

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.

8 tracked metros

RankMetroScoreTier
#166Colombo★ Capital▲ Largest17.1Regional Hub
#939Kandy1.8Emerging Metro
#973Galle1.6Emerging Metro
#1085Jaffna1.4Emerging Metro
#1716Kurunegala0.6Local Metro
#1925Hambantota0.5Local Metro
#1975Dambulla0.4Local Metro
#2932Batticaloa0.2Local Metro