Guinea vs Sri Lanka
Guinea is 3.75 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Guinea about 3.7 times.
GuineaSri LankaGuinea moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
3.75×
Guinea is 3.75× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Guinea | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Colombo |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Guinea bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Guinea is 3.75 times larger than Sri Lanka. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Guinea?
- About 3.7 times: Guinea has 3.75× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Guinea and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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, Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².