Iran vs Sri Lanka
Iran is 25.1 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Iran about 25 times.
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Iran is 25.1× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Iran | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,648,195 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 92,417,681 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Colombo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Iran sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.41× 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 Iran bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Iran is 25.1 times larger than Sri Lanka. Iran covers 1,648,195 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Iran?
- About 25 times: Iran has 25.1× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Iran and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iran is drawn about 1.41× 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, Iran or Sri Lanka?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 21,756,000. Density: Iran 56 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².