Sri Lanka vs Tonga
Sri Lanka is 87.6 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Sri Lanka about 88 times.
Sri LankaTongaSri Lanka moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
87.6×
Sri Lanka is 87.6× the area of Tonga.
| Sri Lanka | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 103,742 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Southern Asia | Polynesia |
| 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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. Sri Lanka is 87.6 times larger than Tonga. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 88 times: Sri Lanka has 87.6× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 103,742. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Tonga 139 per km².