Slovakia vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 34% larger than Slovakia.
SlovakiaSri LankaSlovakia moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Slovakia is 0.75× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 1.34× the size of Slovakia.
| Slovakia | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 49,034 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 5,413,813 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Bratislava | Colombo |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Slovakia sits at about 49°N and is stretched to 2.3× its true area; Sri Lanka at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to Sri Lanka. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Slovakia bigger than Sri Lanka?
- No. Slovakia is 25% smaller than Sri Lanka. Slovakia covers 49,034 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 1.3 times: Sri Lanka has 1.34× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Slovakia and Sri Lanka look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Slovakia is drawn about 2.3× its true area there and Sri Lanka about 1.02×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sri Lanka. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Slovakia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 5,413,813. Density: Slovakia 110 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².