Idaho is a state in the United States of America located in the Pacific Northwest region, whereas Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Idaho and Sri Lanka regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Idaho bigger than Sri Lanka?
The total area of Idaho is 83,569 sq mi, and the total area of Sri Lanka is 25,330 sq mi. Idaho is bigger than Sri Lanka by 58,239 sq mi. Idaho is around 3.30 times bigger than Sri Lanka.
Area of Idaho: 83,569 sq mi ( 216,443 km2 )
Area of Sri Lanka: 25,330 sq mi ( 65,610 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Idaho as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 1,900,923.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Sri Lanka as of 24th May 2022, is estimated to be around 21,582,188.
Here is some more data comparison between Idaho and Sri Lanka.
The capital of Idaho is Boise, and the capital cities of Sri Lanka are Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) and Colombo (executive and judicial).
Official Languages
Idaho: English
Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
Demonym(s)
Idaho: Idahoan
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan
ISO 3166 Code
Idaho: US-ID
Sri Lanka: LK
Human Development Index
HDI of Idaho as of 2019: 0.912
HDI of Sri Lanka as of 2019: 0.782
Idaho Time Zone:
UTC − 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
UTC − 8 (Pacific Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
UTC − 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Sri Lanka Time Zone:
UTC + 5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Idaho:
44° 21′ 3.24″ N, 114° 36′ 46.8″ W
Coordinates of Sri Lanka:
7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
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