South Carolina is a state located in the Coastal Southeastern 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 South Carolina and Sri Lanka regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Carolina bigger than Sri Lanka?
The total area of South Carolina is 32,020 sq mi, and the total area of Sri Lanka is 25,330 sq mi. South Carolina is bigger than Sri Lanka by 6,690 sq mi. South Carolina is around 1.26 times bigger than Sri Lanka.
Area of South Carolina: 32,020 sq mi ( 82,932 km2 )
Area of Sri Lanka: 25,330 sq mi ( 65,610 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of South Carolina as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 5,190,705.
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 South Carolina and Sri Lanka.
The capital city of South Carolina is Columbia, and the capital cities of Sri Lanka are Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) and Colombo (executive and judicial).
Official Languages
South Carolina: English
Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
Demonym(s)
South Carolina: South Carolinian
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan
ISO 3166 Code
South Carolina: US-SC
Sri Lanka: LK
South Carolina 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 South Carolina:
33° 55′ 0.84″ N, 80° 53′ 47.04″ W
Coordinates of Sri Lanka:
7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
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