Massachusetts is a state in the United States of America located in the New England region of the country, whereas Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Massachusetts and Sri Lanka regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Massachusetts bigger than Sri Lanka?
The total area of Massachusetts is 10,565 sq mi, and the total area of Sri Lanka is 25,330 sq mi. Massachusetts is smaller than Sri Lanka by 14,765 sq mi. Massachusetts is around 2.40 times smaller than Sri Lanka.
Area of Massachusetts: 10,565 sq mi ( 27,337 km2 )
Area of Sri Lanka: 25,330 sq mi ( 65,610 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Massachusetts as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 6,984,723.
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 Massachusetts and Sri Lanka.
The capital city of Massachusetts is Boston, and the capital cities of Sri Lanka are Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) and Colombo (executive and judicial).
Official Languages
Massachusetts: English
Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
Demonym(s)
Massachusetts: Massachusite, Massachusettsan
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan
ISO 3166 Code
Massachusetts: US-MA
Sri Lanka: LK
Human Development Index
HDI of Massachusetts as of 2019: 0.956
HDI of Sri Lanka as of 2019: 0.782
Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts:
42° 15′ 34.56″ N, 71° 48′ 29.88″ W
Coordinates of Sri Lanka:
7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
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