Morocco vs Sri Lanka
Morocco is 6.81 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Morocco about 6.8 times.
MoroccoSri LankaMorocco moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
6.81×
Morocco is 6.81× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Morocco | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Colombo |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Morocco sits at about 30°N and is stretched to 1.33× 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 Morocco bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Morocco is 6.81 times larger than Sri Lanka. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Morocco?
- About 6.8 times: Morocco has 6.81× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Morocco and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Morocco is drawn about 1.33× 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, Morocco or Sri Lanka?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 21,756,000. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².