Guatemala vs Syria
Syria is 70% larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Syria about 1.7 times.
GuatemalaSyriaGuatemala moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
0.59×
Guatemala is 0.59× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 1.7× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Damascus |
| Region | Central America | 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. Guatemala sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Guatemala bigger than Syria?
- No. Guatemala is 41% smaller than Syria. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Syria?
- About 1.7 times: Syria has 1.7× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala is drawn about 1.08× 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, Guatemala or Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 18,687,881. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Syria 138 per km².