Saint Helena vs Syria
Syria is 470 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Syria about 470 times.
Saint HelenaSyriaSaint Helena moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.0× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 470× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Damascus |
| Region | Western Africa | 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 Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Helena bigger than Syria?
- No. Saint Helena is 470 times smaller than Syria. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Syria?
- About 470 times: Syria has 470× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Helena is drawn about 1.05× 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 Helena or Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Syria 138 per km².