Pennsylvania is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, and Appalachian regions 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 Pennsylvania and Sri Lanka regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Pennsylvania bigger than Sri Lanka?
The total area of Pennsylvania is 46,055 sq mi, and the total area of Sri Lanka is 25,330 sq mi. Pennsylvania is bigger than Sri Lanka by 20,725 sq mi. Pennsylvania is around 1.82 times bigger than Sri Lanka.
Area of Pennsylvania: 46,055 sq mi ( 119,283 km2 )
Area of Sri Lanka: 25,330 sq mi ( 65,610 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Pennsylvania as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 12,964,056.
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 Pennsylvania and Sri Lanka.
The capital city of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg, and the capital cities of Sri Lanka are Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) and Colombo (executive and judicial).
Official Languages
Pennsylvania: English
Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
Demonym(s)
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvanian
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan
ISO 3166 Code
Pennsylvania: US-PA
Sri Lanka: LK
Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania:
41° 0′ 0″ N, 78° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Sri Lanka:
7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
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