Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Life insurance premium volume to GDP

Malawi
0.6%
in 2019
Sri Lanka
0.7%
in 2020
Malawi rank
77th
Sri Lanka rank
75th

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • Malawi
  • Sri Lanka
0.20.40.60.8199520072020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malawi ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 162 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Sri Lanka
2000s 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% Sri Lanka
2010s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Malawi ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,020 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Premium data is taken from various issues of Sigma reports (Swiss Re). Data on GDP in US dollars is from the electronic version of the World Development Indicators.