Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka
Ethiopia is 16.8 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Ethiopia about 17 times.
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Ethiopia is 16.8× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Ethiopia | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Colombo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 16.8 times larger than Sri Lanka. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Ethiopia?
- About 17 times: Ethiopia has 16.8× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Ethiopia and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Sri Lanka?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 21,756,000. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².