Malawi vs Sri Lanka
Malawi is 81% larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Malawi about 1.8 times.
MalawiSri LankaMalawi moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
1.81×
Malawi is 1.81× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Malawi | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Colombo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malawi sits at about 13°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Malawi bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Malawi is 81% larger than Sri Lanka. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Malawi?
- About 1.8 times: Malawi has 1.81× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Malawi and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malawi is drawn about 1.06× 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, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 21,756,000. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².