Sri Lanka vs Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is 6.84 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Uzbekistan about 6.8 times.

Sri LankaUzbekistanSri Lanka moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Sri Lanka is 0.15× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 6.84× the size of Sri Lanka.
Sri LankaUzbekistan
Area65,610 km²448,978 km²
Population21,756,00037,053,428
Density332 / km²83 / km²
CapitalColomboTashkent
RegionSouthern AsiaCentral Asia
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours05

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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
No. Sri Lanka is 6.84 times smaller than Uzbekistan. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Uzbekistan?
About 6.8 times: Uzbekistan has 6.84× the area of Sri Lanka.
Why do Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 21,756,000. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².