Pitcairn Islands vs Syria
Syria is 3,940 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Syria about 3940 times.
Pitcairn IslandsSyriaPitcairn Islands moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 3,940× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 50 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Damascus |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Syria?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 3,940 times smaller than Syria. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Syria?
- About 3940 times: Syria has 3,940× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Syria 138 per km².