Samoa vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 23.1 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Sri Lanka about 23 times.
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Samoa is 0.04× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 23.1× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | 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. Samoa sits at about 14°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Samoa bigger than Sri Lanka?
- No. Samoa is 23.1 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 23 times: Sri Lanka has 23.1× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Samoa is drawn about 1.06× 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, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².