Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka: Surface area

Sierra Leone

72,300 sq. km

in 2023

Sri Lanka

65,610 sq. km

in 2023

Sierra Leone rank

120th

Sri Lanka rank

123rd

Surface area over time

Sierra Leone currently reports 72,300 sq. km against 65,610 sq. km in Sri Lanka, a difference of 6,690 sq. km.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Globally, Sierra Leone ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 123rd of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.