Egypt vs Sri Lanka
Egypt is 15.4 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Egypt about 15 times.
EgyptSri LankaEgypt moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
15.4×
Egypt is 15.4× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Egypt | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Colombo |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Egypt is 15.4 times larger than Sri Lanka. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Egypt?
- About 15 times: Egypt has 15.4× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Egypt and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 21,756,000. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².