Sri Lanka vs Togo
Sri Lanka is 16% larger than Togo.
Sri LankaTogoSri Lanka moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
1.16×
Sri Lanka is 1.16× the area of Togo.
| Sri Lanka | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Lome |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Yes. Sri Lanka is 16% larger than Togo. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 1.2 times: Sri Lanka has 1.16× the area of Togo.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Togo 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 Togo about 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 8,591,626. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Togo 151 per km².