Sri Lanka vs Uganda
Uganda is 3.67 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Uganda about 3.7 times.
Sri LankaUgandaSri Lanka moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Sri Lanka is 0.27× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 3.67× the size of Sri Lanka.
| Sri Lanka | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Kampala |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Sri Lanka is 3.67 times smaller than Uganda. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Uganda?
- About 3.7 times: Uganda has 3.67× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 21,756,000. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Uganda 213 per km².