Sri Lanka vs Yemen
Yemen is 6.94 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Yemen about 6.9 times.
Sri LankaYemenSri Lanka moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Sri Lanka is 0.14× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 6.94× the size of Sri Lanka.
| Sri Lanka | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Sana'a |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Sri Lanka is 6.94 times smaller than Yemen. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Yemen?
- About 6.9 times: Yemen has 6.94× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 21,756,000. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Yemen 92 per km².