Pitcairn Islands vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 1,396 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Sri Lanka about 1396 times.
Pitcairn IslandsSri LankaPitcairn Islands moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 1,396× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 50 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Colombo |
| Region | Polynesia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Sri Lanka?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 1,396 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 1396 times: Sri Lanka has 1,396× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².