Mozambique vs Syria
Mozambique is 4.33 times larger than Syria. Syria would fit into Mozambique about 4.3 times.
MozambiqueSyriaMozambique moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
4.33×
Mozambique is 4.33× the area of Syria.
| Mozambique | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Damascus |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Syria?
- Yes. Mozambique is 4.33 times larger than Syria. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Mozambique?
- About 4.3 times: Mozambique has 4.33× the area of Syria.
- Why do Mozambique and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Syria?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 25,620,427. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Syria 138 per km².