Saint Helena vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 167 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Sri Lanka about 167 times.
Saint HelenaSri LankaSaint Helena moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.01× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 167× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Colombo |
| Region | Western Africa | 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 Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Helena bigger than Sri Lanka?
- No. Saint Helena is 167 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 167 times: Sri Lanka has 167× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Helena is drawn about 1.05× 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 Helena or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².