Saint Martin vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 1,238 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Sri Lanka about 1238 times.
Saint MartinSri LankaSaint Martin moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Saint Martin is 0.0× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 1,238× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | Colombo |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Martin sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Martin bigger than Sri Lanka?
- No. Saint Martin is 1,238 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 1238 times: Sri Lanka has 1,238× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Martin is drawn about 1.11× 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 Martin or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².