Antigua and Barbuda vs Syria
Syria is 421 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Syria about 421 times.
Antigua and BarbudaSyriaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 421× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Damascus |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Syria?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 421 times smaller than Syria. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Syria?
- About 421 times: Syria has 421× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Syria about 1.49×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antigua and Barbuda or Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Syria 138 per km².