Greece vs Syria
Syria is 40% larger than Greece.
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0.71×
Greece is 0.71× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 1.4× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Damascus |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than Syria?
- No. Greece is 29% smaller than Syria. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Syria?
- About 1.4 times: Syria has 1.4× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Syria 138 per km².