Sri Lanka vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 2.69 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Uruguay about 2.7 times.
Sri LankaUruguaySri Lanka moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Sri Lanka is 0.37× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 2.69× the size of Sri Lanka.
| Sri Lanka | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Montevideo |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Sri Lanka is 2.69 times smaller than Uruguay. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Uruguay?
- About 2.7 times: Uruguay has 2.69× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 3,384,688. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².