Eswatini vs Syria
Syria is 10.7 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Syria about 11 times.
EswatiniSyriaEswatini moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.09× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 10.7× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Damascus |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Syria?
- No. Eswatini is 10.7 times smaller than Syria. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Syria?
- About 11 times: Syria has 10.7× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Syria 138 per km².