Eritrea vs Sri Lanka
Eritrea is 79% larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Eritrea about 1.8 times.
EritreaSri LankaEritrea moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
1.79×
Eritrea is 1.79× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Eritrea | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Colombo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Eritrea is 79% larger than Sri Lanka. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Eritrea?
- About 1.8 times: Eritrea has 1.79× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Eritrea and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².