Equatorial Guinea vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 2.34 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Sri Lanka about 2.3 times.
Equatorial GuineaSri LankaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
0.43×
Equatorial Guinea is 0.43× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 2.34× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Colombo |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Sri Lanka?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 2.34 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 2.3 times: Sri Lanka has 2.34× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× 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, Equatorial Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².