Germany is 5.40× the size of Sri Lanka
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Sri Lanka about 66,300 km² (25,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 66,300km²Sri Lanka
200 km
- Germany
- Sri Lanka
What fits
- Sri Lanka fits inside Germany about 5.40 times by area.
- Germany is larger by 291,000 km² (113,000 mi²), which is 440% of the area of Sri Lanka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Sri Lanka about 2.16.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 21.4 million, 3.89× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 323 in Sri Lanka against 233 in Germany: Sri Lanka is 1.39× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,980 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Sri Lanka at 8°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Germany as 13.4× the size of Sri Lanka instead of 5.40×.
- Together Germany and Sri Lanka cover 424,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 3.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 291,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
- At Sri Lanka's density, Germany would have 115.7 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Sri Lanka would have 15.5 million (it has 21.4 million).
- Germany's centre is 43.4° of latitude, about 4,830 km, farther north than Sri Lanka's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 5.40× |
| More people | Germany | 3.89× |
| More crowded | Sri Lanka | 1.39× |
| Farther north | Germany | 43.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Germany | 2.5× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 11.7× | 2.16× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 0.27× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 0.18× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 0.12× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.02× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.01× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.01× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 256 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 66,300 km²25,600 mi² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 21.4 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 323 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | 65,600 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | Colombo; Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 6°N to 10°N |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 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