Mauritania vs Sri Lanka
Mauritania is 15.7 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Mauritania about 16 times.
MauritaniaSri LankaMauritania moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 15.7× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Mauritania | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Colombo |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mauritania sits at about 20°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Mauritania bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Mauritania is 15.7 times larger than Sri Lanka. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Mauritania?
- About 16 times: Mauritania has 15.7× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Mauritania and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritania is drawn about 1.14× 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, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².