Sri Lanka vs Sweden
Sweden is 6.82 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Sweden about 6.8 times.
Sri LankaSwedenSri Lanka moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
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Sri Lanka is 0.15× the area of Sweden. Put the other way, Sweden is 6.82× the size of Sri Lanka.
| Sri Lanka | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Stockholm |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sri Lanka bigger than Sweden?
- No. Sri Lanka is 6.82 times smaller than Sweden. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Sweden?
- About 6.8 times: Sweden has 6.82× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden 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, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 10,596,620. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Sweden 24 per km².