Saint Barthélemy vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 2,734 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Sri Lanka about 2734 times.
Saint BarthélemySri LankaSaint Barthélemy moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.0× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 2,734× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Colombo |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than Sri Lanka?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 2,734 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 2734 times: Sri Lanka has 2,734× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².