Kiribati vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 80.9 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Sri Lanka about 81 times.
KiribatiSri LankaKiribati moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.01× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 80.9× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Colombo |
| Region | Micronesia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kiribati sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Kiribati bigger than Sri Lanka?
- No. Kiribati is 80.9 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 81 times: Sri Lanka has 80.9× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati is drawn about 1.0× 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, Kiribati or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².