Laos vs Sri Lanka
Laos is 3.61 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Laos about 3.6 times.
LaosSri LankaLaos moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
3.61×
Laos is 3.61× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Laos | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Colombo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Laos is 3.61 times larger than Sri Lanka. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Laos?
- About 3.6 times: Laos has 3.61× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Laos and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 7,873,046. Density: Laos 33 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².