Oman vs Sri Lanka
Oman is 4.72 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Oman about 4.7 times.
OmanSri LankaOman moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
4.72×
Oman is 4.72× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Oman | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Colombo |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Oman sits at about 21°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 Oman bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Oman is 4.72 times larger than Sri Lanka. Oman covers 309,500 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Oman?
- About 4.7 times: Oman has 4.72× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Oman and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Oman 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, Oman or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 5,494,691. Density: Oman 18 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².