Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka
Afghanistan is 9.94 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Afghanistan about 9.9 times.
AfghanistanSri LankaAfghanistan moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 9.94× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Colombo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Sri Lanka at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 9.94 times larger than Sri Lanka. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Afghanistan?
- About 9.9 times: Afghanistan has 9.94× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Afghanistan and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Sri Lanka about 1.02×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Sri Lanka?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 21,756,000. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².