Sri Lanka vs Taiwan
Sri Lanka is 81% larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Sri Lanka about 1.8 times.
Sri LankaTaiwanSri Lanka moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
1.81×
Sri Lanka is 1.81× the area of Taiwan.
| Sri Lanka | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Taipei |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern 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. Sri Lanka sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Sri Lanka is 81% larger than Taiwan. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 1.8 times: Sri Lanka has 1.81× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 21,756,000. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².