Samoa vs Syria
Syria is 65.2 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Syria about 65 times.
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Samoa is 0.02× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 65.2× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | 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. Samoa sits at about 14°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Samoa bigger than Syria?
- No. Samoa is 65.2 times smaller than Syria. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Syria?
- About 65 times: Syria has 65.2× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Samoa is drawn about 1.06× 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, Samoa or Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Syria 138 per km².