Peru vs Sri Lanka
Peru is 19.6 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Peru about 20 times.
PeruSri LankaPeru moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
19.6×
Peru is 19.6× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Peru | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,285,216 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 34,576,665 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Lima | Colombo |
| Region | South America | 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. Peru sits at about 9°S and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Peru bigger than Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Peru is 19.6 times larger than Sri Lanka. Peru covers 1,285,216 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Peru?
- About 20 times: Peru has 19.6× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Peru and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Peru is drawn about 1.03× 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, Peru or Sri Lanka?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 21,756,000. Density: Peru 27 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².