Maldives vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 220 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Sri Lanka about 220 times.
MaldivesSri LankaMaldives moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.0× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 220× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Colombo |
| Region | Southern Asia | 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. Maldives sits at about 4°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 Maldives bigger than Sri Lanka?
- No. Maldives is 220 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Maldives covers 298 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 220 times: Sri Lanka has 220× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives 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, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².