Chile vs Syria
Chile is 4.08 times larger than Syria. Syria would fit into Chile about 4.1 times.
ChileSyriaChile moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
4.08×
Chile is 4.08× the area of Syria.
| Chile | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Damascus |
| Region | South America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Syria?
- Yes. Chile is 4.08 times larger than Syria. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Chile?
- About 4.1 times: Chile has 4.08× the area of Syria.
- Why do Chile and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Syria 138 per km².