Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 5.96 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Zimbabwe about 6.0 times.
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Sri Lanka is 0.17× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 5.96× the size of Sri Lanka.
| Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,610 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 21,756,000 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 332 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Colombo | Harare |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Sri Lanka is 5.96 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 6.0 times: Zimbabwe has 5.96× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 16,950,795. Density: Sri Lanka 332 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².