Madagascar vs Sri Lanka
Madagascar is 8.95 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Madagascar about 9.0 times.
MadagascarSri LankaMadagascar moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 8.95× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Madagascar | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Colombo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Madagascar bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Madagascar is 8.95 times larger than Sri Lanka. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Madagascar?
- About 9.0 times: Madagascar has 8.95× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Madagascar and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× 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, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 21,756,000. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².