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Sri Lanka is Buddhist as a country. The dominant religious context is: Theravada Buddhist majority (~70%) with Hindu (~13%), Muslim (~10%), and Christian (~7%) minorities.
Sri Lanka is mostly Buddhist or Buddhist-cultural, and a Western-style deconstruction is rarer here than in monotheistic-majority countries. The harder exits in Sri Lanka are usually from the new religious movements, from Christian missionary churches, or from Jehovah’s Witnesses. Pick the pillar page that fits the specific community you came out of.
Leaving in Sri Lanka mostly costs you on a family scale rather than a community or legal scale. The conversations are real and sometimes painful, but the wider society is not configured to punish unbelief.
City coverage in Sri Lanka
Colombo
648K
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
220K
Moratuwa
185K
Jaffna
169K
Negombo
137K
Pita Kotte
118K
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
116K
Kandy
112K
Trincomalee
108K
Kalmunai
100K
Galle
93K
Point Pedro
90K
Batticaloa
87K
Katunayaka
85K
Valvedditturai
78K
Matara
76K
Battaramulla South
76K
Dambulla
67K
Maharagama
67K
Kotikawatta
65K
Anuradhapura
61K
Vavuniya
60K
Kolonnawa
58K
Hendala
57K
Ratnapura
48K
Badulla
48K
Puttalam
46K
Devinuwara
45K
Welisara
41K
Kalutara
38K
Bentota
37K
Matale
36K
Homagama
35K
Beruwala
34K
Panadura
34K
Mulleriyawa
34K
Kandana
33K
Ja Ela
32K
Wattala
31K
Peliyagoda
31K
Kelaniya
29K
Kurunegala
29K
Nuwara Eliya
26K
Gampola
25K
Chilaw
25K
Eravur Town
23K
Hanwella Ihala
23K
Weligama
22K
Vakarai
21K
Kataragama
21K
Ambalangoda
20K
Ampara
18K
Kegalle
18K
Hatton
15K
Polonnaruwa
14K
Kilinochchi
13K
Tangalle
10K
Monaragala
10K
Wellawaya
10K
Gampaha
9K