Asia 路 true size
How big is Sri Lanka really?
Sri Lanka covers 25,500 sq mi (66,046 km虏). Sri Lanka is about the same size as West Virginia.
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Area25,500 sq mi
vs the whole US0.7%
Size rank#121 of 197
CapitalColombo
People22 million
Widest crossing270 mi
Drive it at 60 mph4 hours
Fly across31 min
Sri Lanka vs famous states
- Sri Lanka is about the same size as West Virginia 路 West Virginia page
- Texas is 10 times the size of Sri Lanka 路 Texas page
- California is 6.2 times the size of Sri Lanka 路 California page
- Alaska is 23 times the size of Sri Lanka 路 Alaska page
- Florida is 2.3 times the size of Sri Lanka 路 Florida page
- New York is 1.9 times the size of Sri Lanka 路 New York page
Sri Lanka compared with every state
| State | Size | Compared with Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 51,752 sq mi | Alabama is 2.0 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Alaska | 586,000 sq mi | Alaska is 23 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| American Samoa | 86 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 295 times the size of American Samoa |
| Arizona | 114,000 sq mi | Arizona is 4.5 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Arkansas | 53,176 sq mi | Arkansas is 2.1 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| California | 158,000 sq mi | California is 6.2 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Colorado | 104,000 sq mi | Colorado is 4.1 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | 185 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 138 times the size of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| Connecticut | 4,986 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 5.1 times the size of Connecticut |
| Delaware | 2,032 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 13 times the size of Delaware |
| District of Columbia | 66 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 384 times the size of District of Columbia |
| Florida | 58,618 sq mi | Florida is 2.3 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Georgia | 58,950 sq mi | Georgia is 2.3 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Guam | 223 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 114 times the size of Guam |
| Hawaii | 6,464 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 3.9 times the size of Hawaii |
| Idaho | 83,405 sq mi | Idaho is 3.3 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Illinois | 56,268 sq mi | Illinois is 2.2 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Indiana | 36,155 sq mi | Indiana is 1.4 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Iowa | 56,185 sq mi | Iowa is 2.2 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Kansas | 82,224 sq mi | Kansas is 3.2 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Kentucky | 40,382 sq mi | Kentucky is 1.6 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Louisiana | 47,513 sq mi | Louisiana is 1.9 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Maine | 33,022 sq mi | Maine is 1.3 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Maryland | 10,410 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 2.4 times the size of Maryland |
| Massachusetts | 8,209 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 3.1 times the size of Massachusetts |
| Michigan | 58,267 sq mi | Michigan is 2.3 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Minnesota | 84,190 sq mi | Minnesota is 3.3 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Mississippi | 47,743 sq mi | Mississippi is 1.9 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Missouri | 69,660 sq mi | Missouri is 2.7 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Montana | 147,000 sq mi | Montana is 5.8 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Nebraska | 77,243 sq mi | Nebraska is 3.0 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Nevada | 110,000 sq mi | Nevada is 4.3 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| New Hampshire | 9,264 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 2.8 times the size of New Hampshire |
| New Jersey | 7,773 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 3.3 times the size of New Jersey |
| New Mexico | 122,000 sq mi | New Mexico is 4.8 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| New York | 49,008 sq mi | New York is 1.9 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| North Carolina | 49,905 sq mi | North Carolina is 2.0 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| North Dakota | 70,503 sq mi | North Dakota is 2.8 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Ohio | 41,283 sq mi | Ohio is 1.6 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Oklahoma | 69,888 sq mi | Oklahoma is 2.7 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Oregon | 96,853 sq mi | Oregon is 3.8 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Pennsylvania | 45,254 sq mi | Pennsylvania is 1.8 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Puerto Rico | 3,511 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 7.3 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Rhode Island | 1,101 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 23 times the size of Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | 31,150 sq mi | South Carolina is 1.2 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| South Dakota | 76,943 sq mi | South Dakota is 3.0 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Tennessee | 42,138 sq mi | Tennessee is 1.7 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Texas | 266,000 sq mi | Texas is 10 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| United States Virgin Islands | 170 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 150 times the size of United States Virgin Islands |
| Utah | 84,815 sq mi | Utah is 3.3 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Vermont | 9,595 sq mi | Sri Lanka is 2.7 times the size of Vermont |
| Virginia | 40,536 sq mi | Virginia is 1.6 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Washington | 67,673 sq mi | Washington is 2.7 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| West Virginia | 24,189 sq mi | Sri Lanka is about the same size as West Virginia |
| Wisconsin | 56,045 sq mi | Wisconsin is 2.2 times the size of Sri Lanka |
| Wyoming | 97,652 sq mi | Wyoming is 3.8 times the size of Sri Lanka |
Countries close to Sri Lanka's size
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States close to Sri Lanka's size
Areas come from Natural Earth borders measured on the globe (equal-area), so they can differ a little from official figures that count water differently. Crossing is the widest straight line across the main landmass.