Myanmar vs Sri Lanka
Myanmar is 10.3 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Myanmar about 10 times.
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Myanmar is 10.3× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Myanmar | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Colombo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Myanmar sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.15× 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 Myanmar bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Myanmar is 10.3 times larger than Sri Lanka. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Myanmar?
- About 10 times: Myanmar has 10.3× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Myanmar and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Myanmar is drawn about 1.15× 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, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 21,756,000. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².