Syria vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 5.12 times larger than Syria. Syria would fit into Tanzania about 5.1 times.
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0.2×
Syria is 0.2× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 5.12× the size of Syria.
| Syria | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 185,180 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 25,620,427 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 138 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Damascus | Dodoma |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Syria sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Syria bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Syria is 5.12 times smaller than Tanzania. Syria covers 185,180 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Tanzania?
- About 5.1 times: Tanzania has 5.12× the area of Syria.
- Why do Syria and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Syria is drawn about 1.49× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. 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, Syria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 25,620,427. Density: Syria 138 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².