Mozambique vs Sri Lanka
Mozambique is 12.2 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Mozambique about 12 times.
MozambiqueSri LankaMozambique moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Mozambique is 12.2× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Mozambique | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Colombo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Mozambique is 12.2 times larger than Sri Lanka. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Mozambique?
- About 12 times: Mozambique has 12.2× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Mozambique and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Sri Lanka?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 21,756,000. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².