Matara, Sri Lanka is home to an estimated 979 developers working with AI coding tools — an emerging scene that ranks #565 of the 1,687 cities we track worldwide, with an AI-adoption index of 60/100. Here's how Matara fits into the global picture.
979developers (est.)
#565of 1,687 cities
60/100AI-adoption index
Nearest AI hubs
The tracked cities closest to Matara:
| City | Country | Developers | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galle | Sri Lanka | 1,549 | 38 km |
| Moratuwa | Sri Lanka | 418 | 117 km |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Sri Lanka | 62 | 125 km |
| Colombo | Sri Lanka | 12,468 | 132 km |
| Kandy | Sri Lanka | 1,682 | 148 km |
Sri Lanka's AI scene
Matara is one of 11 cities we track in Sri Lanka, which ranks #54 of 197 countries by tracked developers (~19,342 in total). See the full Sri Lanka picture → Or check which AI does Sri Lanka prefer? →
How this is measured
Figures blend public GitHub developer density with Google Trends interest in AI coding tools, refreshed daily. It's an aggregated public-data estimate, not a headcount — read the full method.
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