Nauru vs Syria
Syria is 8,818 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Syria about 8818 times.
NauruSyriaNauru moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Nauru is 0.0× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 8,818× the size of Nauru.
| Nauru | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 12,025 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 573 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Yaren District | Damascus |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Nauru sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Nauru bigger than Syria?
- No. Nauru is 8,818 times smaller than Syria. Nauru covers 21 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Syria?
- About 8818 times: Syria has 8,818× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Nauru and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nauru is drawn about 1.0× 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, Nauru or Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 12,025. Density: Nauru 573 per km², Syria 138 per km².