Japan vs Syria
Japan is 2.04 times larger than Syria. Syria would fit into Japan about 2.0 times.
JapanSyriaJapan moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
2.04×
Japan is 2.04× the area of Syria.
| Japan | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Damascus |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Syria?
- Yes. Japan is 2.04 times larger than Syria. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Japan?
- About 2.0 times: Japan has 2.04× the area of Syria.
- Why do Japan and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Syria?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 25,620,427. Density: Japan 326 per km², Syria 138 per km².