Egypt vs Syria
Egypt is 5.46 times larger than Syria. Syria would fit into Egypt about 5.5 times.
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Egypt is 5.46× the area of Syria.
| Egypt | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Damascus |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Syria?
- Yes. Egypt is 5.46 times larger than Syria. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Egypt?
- About 5.5 times: Egypt has 5.46× the area of Syria.
- Why do Egypt and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Syria?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 25,620,427. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Syria 138 per km².