Eswatini vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 3.78 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Sri Lanka about 3.8 times.
EswatiniSri LankaEswatini moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.26× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 3.78× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Colombo |
| Region | Southern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Sri Lanka?
- No. Eswatini is 3.78 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 3.8 times: Sri Lanka has 3.78× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².