Sri Lanka vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 2.49 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Tunisia about 2.5 times.
Sri LankaTunisiaSri Lanka moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Sri Lanka is 0.4× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 2.49× the size of Sri Lanka.
| Sri Lanka | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Tunis |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Sri Lanka is 2.49 times smaller than Tunisia. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Tunisia?
- About 2.5 times: Tunisia has 2.49× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 12,348,573. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².