Maryland is a state in the United States of America located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the country, whereas Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Maryland and Sri Lanka regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Maryland bigger than Sri Lanka?
The total area of Maryland is 12,407 sq mi, and the total area of Sri Lanka is 25,330 sq mi. Maryland is smaller than Sri Lanka by 12,923 sq mi. Maryland is around 2.04 times smaller than Sri Lanka.
Area of Maryland: 12,407 sq mi ( 32,133 km2 )
Area of Sri Lanka: 25,330 sq mi ( 65,610 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Maryland as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 6,165,129.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Sri Lanka as of 2020, was estimated to be around 21,919,000.
Here is some more data comparison between Maryland and Sri Lanka.
The capital city of Maryland is Annapolis, and the capital cities of Sri Lanka are Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) and Colombo (executive and judicial).
Official Languages
Maryland: English
Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
Demonym(s)
Maryland: Marylander
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan
ISO 3166 Code
Maryland: US-MD
Sri Lanka: LK
Human Development Index
HDI of Maryland as of 2019: 0.941
HDI of Sri Lanka as of 2019: 0.782
Maryland Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Sri Lanka Time Zone:
UTC + 5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Maryland:
39° 3′ 18″ N, 76° 47′ 27.24″ W
Coordinates of Sri Lanka:
7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
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