Antigua and Barbuda vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 149 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Sri Lanka about 149 times.
Antigua and BarbudaSri LankaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.01× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 149× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Colombo |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Sri Lanka?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 149 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 149 times: Sri Lanka has 149× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².