What is political regime polity in Sri Lanka?

Political regime polity in Sri Lanka was 2 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political regime polity recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 2 in 1948.

What is the lowest political regime polity recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.

How does Sri Lanka rank for political regime polity?

Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2018.

Is political regime polity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political regime polity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political regime polity in Sri Lanka

Name: Political regime polity in Sri Lanka
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sri Lanka: Political regime polity was 2 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 168 countries

All-time high

in 1948

All-time low

in 1982

Years of data

1948–2018

Political regime polity in Sri Lanka, 1948–2018

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 2 for political regime polity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 71 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political regime polity in Sri Lanka peaked at 2 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.

Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.

Political regime polity in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Political regime polity in Sri Lanka, 1948 to 2018.
Year	Value	Change
1948	2	—
1949	2	+0.0%
1950	2	+0.0%
1951	2	+0.0%
1952	2	+0.0%
1953	2	+0.0%
1954	2	+0.0%
1955	2	+0.0%
1956	2	+0.0%
1957	2	+0.0%
1958	2	+0.0%
1959	2	+0.0%
1960	2	+0.0%
1961	2	+0.0%
1962	2	+0.0%
1963	2	+0.0%
1964	2	+0.0%
1965	2	+0.0%
1966	2	+0.0%
1967	2	+0.0%
1968	2	+0.0%
1969	2	+0.0%
1970	2	+0.0%
1971	2	+0.0%
1972	2	+0.0%
1973	2	+0.0%
1974	2	+0.0%
1975	2	+0.0%
1976	2	+0.0%
1977	2	+0.0%
1978	2	+0.0%
1979	2	+0.0%
1980	2	+0.0%
1981	2	+0.0%
1982	1	-50.0%
1983	1	+0.0%
1984	1	+0.0%
1985	1	+0.0%
1986	1	+0.0%
1987	1	+0.0%
1988	1	+0.0%
1989	1	+0.0%
1990	1	+0.0%
1991	1	+0.0%
1992	1	+0.0%
1993	1	+0.0%
1994	1	+0.0%
1995	1	+0.0%
1996	1	+0.0%
1997	1	+0.0%
1998	1	+0.0%
1999	1	+0.0%
2000	1	+0.0%
2001	2	+100.0%
2002	2	+0.0%
2003	1	-50.0%
2004	1	+0.0%
2005	1	+0.0%
2006	2	+100.0%
2007	2	+0.0%
2008	2	+0.0%
2009	1	-50.0%
2010	1	+0.0%
2011	1	+0.0%
2012	1	+0.0%
2013	1	+0.0%
2014	1	+0.0%
2015	2	+100.0%
2016	2	+0.0%
2017	2	+0.0%
2018	2	+0.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

Sri Lanka's 2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Sri Lanka's 2 is above the median for South Asia, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	2	2	2	2
1950s	2	2	2	10
1960s	2	2	2	10
1970s	2	2	2	10
1980s	1.2	1	2	10
1990s	1	1	1	10
2000s	1.5	1	2	10
2010s	1.44	1	2	9

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

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More reference data data for Sri Lanka

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is political regime polity in Sri Lanka?: Political regime polity in Sri Lanka was 2 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political regime polity recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 2 in 1948.
What is the lowest political regime polity recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
How does Sri Lanka rank for political regime polity?: Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
Is political regime polity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political regime polity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political regime polity
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026