Sri Lanka is 1.03× the size of Latvia
Sri Lanka covers about 66,300 km² (25,600 mi²) and Latvia about 64,600 km² (24,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 66,300km²Sri Lanka
- 64,600km²Latvia
100 km
- Sri Lanka
- Latvia
What fits
- Latvia is 97% of the size of Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka is larger by 1,710 km² (662 mi²), which is 2.7% of the area of Latvia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sri Lanka is about 2.16, Latvia about 2.11.
How they differ
- Sri Lanka also has the larger population: 21.4 million against 1.8 million, 11.6× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 323 in Sri Lanka against 29 in Latvia: Sri Lanka is 11.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,280 km apart.
- On a standard web map Latvia looks larger than Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka at 8°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Latvia at 57°N about 3.3×, so the map shows Latvia as 3.20× the size of Sri Lanka, when Sri Lanka is 1.03× the size of Latvia.
- Together Sri Lanka and Latvia cover 131,000 km², close to the size of Greece (131,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,710 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Latvia's density, Sri Lanka would have 1.9 million people (it has 21.4 million). At Sri Lanka's density, Latvia would have 20.9 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Latvia's centre is 49.2° of latitude, about 5,480 km, farther north than Sri Lanka's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Sri Lanka | 1.03× |
| More people | Sri Lanka | 11.6× |
| More crowded | Sri Lanka | 11.3× |
| Farther north | Latvia | 49.2° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Latvia | 3.3× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Sri Lanka | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 2.16× | 2.11× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.27× | 0.26× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.19× | 0.18× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.18× | 0.17× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.12× | 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 256 | 1 in 263 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Sri Lanka | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 66,300 km²25,600 mi² | 64,600 km²24,900 mi² |
| Population | 21.4 millionWikidata, 2017 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2026 |
| Density | 323 per km² | 29 per km² |
| Official area | 65,600 km²Wikidata | 64,600 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Colombo; Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Riga |
| Latitude range | 6°N to 10°N | 56°N to 58°N |
| Continent | Asia | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2026, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 65,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 66,300 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 64,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 64,600 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