Sri Lanka vs Zambia
Zambia is 11.5 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Zambia about 11 times.
Sri LankaZambiaSri Lanka moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Sri Lanka is 0.09× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 11.5× the size of Sri Lanka.
| Sri Lanka | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Lusaka |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Sri Lanka is 11.5 times smaller than Zambia. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Zambia?
- About 11 times: Zambia has 11.5× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 21,756,000. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Zambia 29 per km².