Sri Lanka vs Turkey
Turkey is 11.9 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Turkey about 12 times.
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Sri Lanka is 0.08× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 11.9× the size of Sri Lanka.
| Sri Lanka | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Sri Lanka. 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 Turkey?
- No. Sri Lanka is 11.9 times smaller than Turkey. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Turkey?
- About 12 times: Turkey has 11.9× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sri Lanka. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Sri Lanka or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 21,756,000. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Turkey 110 per km².