Missouri is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, whereas Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Missouri and Sri Lanka regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Missouri bigger than Sri Lanka?
The total area of Missouri is 69,715 sq mi, and the total area of Sri Lanka is 25,330 sq mi. Missouri is bigger than Sri Lanka by 44,385 sq mi. Missouri is around 2.75 times bigger than Sri Lanka.
Area of Missouri: 69,715 sq mi ( 180,560 km2 )
Area of Sri Lanka: 25,330 sq mi ( 65,610 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Missouri as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 6,168,187.
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 Missouri and Sri Lanka.
The capital city of Missouri is Jefferson City, and the capital cities of Sri Lanka are Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) and Colombo (executive and judicial).
Official Languages
Missouri: English
Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
Demonym(s)
Missouri: Missourian
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan
ISO 3166 Code
Missouri: US-MO
Sri Lanka: LK
Human Development Index
HDI of Missouri as of 2019: 0.913
HDI of Sri Lanka as of 2019: 0.782
Missouri Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Sri Lanka Time Zone:
UTC + 5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Missouri:
38° 21′ 23.76″ N, 92° 27′ 28.8″ W
Coordinates of Sri Lanka:
7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
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