Rwanda vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 2.49 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Sri Lanka about 2.5 times.
RwandaSri LankaRwanda moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.4× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 2.49× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Colombo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Rwanda sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Rwanda bigger than Sri Lanka?
- No. Rwanda is 2.49 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 2.5 times: Sri Lanka has 2.49× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².