Sri Lanka vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 14.4 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Tanzania about 14 times.
Sri LankaTanzaniaSri Lanka moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Sri Lanka is 0.07× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 14.4× the size of Sri Lanka.
| Sri Lanka | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Dodoma |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Sri Lanka is 14.4 times smaller than Tanzania. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Tanzania?
- About 14 times: Tanzania has 14.4× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 21,756,000. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².