Chad vs Sri Lanka
Chad is 19.6 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Chad about 20 times.
ChadSri LankaChad moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
19.6×
Chad is 19.6× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Chad | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Colombo |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Chad is 19.6 times larger than Sri Lanka. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Chad?
- About 20 times: Chad has 19.6× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Chad and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².