Sri Lanka vs Thailand
Thailand is 7.82 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Thailand about 7.8 times.
Sri LankaThailandSri Lanka moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Sri Lanka is 0.13× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 7.82× the size of Sri Lanka.
| Sri Lanka | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Bangkok |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Sri Lanka is 7.82 times smaller than Thailand. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Thailand?
- About 7.8 times: Thailand has 7.82× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 21,756,000. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Thailand 140 per km².