Namibia vs Syria
Namibia is 4.46 times larger than Syria. Syria would fit into Namibia about 4.5 times.
NamibiaSyriaNamibia moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
4.46×
Namibia is 4.46× the area of Syria.
| Namibia | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Damascus |
| Region | Southern Africa | 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. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Namibia bigger than Syria?
- Yes. Namibia is 4.46 times larger than Syria. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Namibia?
- About 4.5 times: Namibia has 4.46× the area of Syria.
- Why do Namibia and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× 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, Namibia or Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Syria 138 per km².