Sri Lanka vs Sudan
Sudan is 28.7 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Sudan about 29 times.
Sri LankaSudanSri Lanka moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Sri Lanka is 0.03× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 28.7× the size of Sri Lanka.
| Sri Lanka | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Khartoum |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sri Lanka sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sri Lanka bigger than Sudan?
- No. Sri Lanka is 28.7 times smaller than Sudan. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Sudan?
- About 29 times: Sudan has 28.7× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Sudan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sri Lanka is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Sudan about 1.08×. 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, Sri Lanka or Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 21,756,000. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Sudan 27 per km².