Tag: Sri Lanka
This infographic maps the highest and lowest average IQ scores across Asia, Australia, and Oceania, using the latest 2026 rankings from the International IQ Test.
While citizens of top-ranked nations enjoy visa-free access to nearly 200 destinations, the reality is starkly different for holders of the world’s weakest passports. This infographic, based on the latest Henley Passport Index, reveals the ten countries whose travel documents grant the least freedom of movement, often limiting holders to fewer than 50 visa-free destinations and highlighting a profound global inequality in the right to travel.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Sri Lanka has made absolutely clear that whoever wins the presidential election on September 21 will be compelled to implement its austerity agenda to the letter.
Last week’s World Bank report on Sri Lanka revealed that poverty has increased over the past four years—from 11 percent in 2019 to almost 26 percent in 2024. This means more than a quarter of the Sri Lankan population is living in poverty.
