Saint Barthélemy vs Syria
Syria is 7,716 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Syria about 7716 times.
Saint BarthélemySyriaSaint Barthélemy moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.0× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 7,716× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Damascus |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than Syria?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 7,716 times smaller than Syria. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Syria?
- About 7716 times: Syria has 7,716× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy 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, Saint Barthélemy or Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Syria 138 per km².