Asia · True size
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
2.4×
Sri Lanka is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
66,047 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#151
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.05%
On the old map
Sri Lanka looks about the same size as Albania on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Sri Lanka at the size the old map gives it, next to Albania's true size. Sri Lanka's real area is 66,047 km² — Albania is 28,337 km².
By area
Sri Lanka would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
The Netherlands fits inside Sri Lanka 1.8 times. Israel fits inside Sri Lanka 3.0 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Sri Lanka's middle sits at 8°N, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Sri Lanka's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.