Georgia is 1.05× the size of Sri Lanka
Georgia covers about 69,600 km² (26,900 mi²) and Sri Lanka about 66,300 km² (25,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 69,600km²Georgia
- 66,300km²Sri Lanka
100 km
- Georgia
- Sri Lanka
What fits
- Sri Lanka is 95% of the size of Georgia.
- Georgia is larger by 3,280 km² (1,270 mi²), which is 4.9% of the area of Sri Lanka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Georgia is about 2.27, Sri Lanka about 2.16.
How they differ
- Georgia is larger, but Sri Lanka has the larger population: 21.4 million against 3.9 million, 5.46× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 323 in Sri Lanka against 56 in Georgia: Sri Lanka is 5.73× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,290 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Georgia at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Sri Lanka at 8°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Georgia as 1.88× the size of Sri Lanka instead of 1.05×.
- Together Georgia and Sri Lanka cover 136,000 km², close to the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,280 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Sri Lanka's density, Georgia would have 22.5 million people (it has 3.9 million). At Georgia's density, Sri Lanka would have 3.7 million (it has 21.4 million).
- Georgia's centre is 34.6° of latitude, about 3,840 km, farther north than Sri Lanka's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Georgia | 1.05× |
| More people | Sri Lanka | 5.46× |
| More crowded | Sri Lanka | 5.73× |
| Farther north | Georgia | 34.6° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Georgia | 1.8× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Georgia | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 2.27× | 2.16× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.27× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.19× | 0.19× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.19× | 0.18× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.13× | 0.12× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 244 | 1 in 256 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Georgia | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 69,600 km²26,900 mi² | 66,300 km²25,600 mi² |
| Population | 3.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 21.4 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 56 per km² | 323 per km² |
| Official area | 69,700 km²Wikidata | 65,600 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Tbilisi | Colombo; Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 44°N | 6°N to 10°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,600 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 65,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 66,300 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11