Hebei is 1.02× the size of Syria
Hebei (province of China) covers about 189,000 km² (73,000 mi²) and Syria (Asia) about 186,000 km² (71,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 189,000km²Hebei
- 186,000km²Syria
200 km
- Hebei
- Syria
What fits
- Syria is 98% of the size of Hebei.
- Hebei is larger by 3,030 km² (1,170 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of Syria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hebei is about 6.16, Syria about 6.06.
How they differ
- Hebei also has the larger population: 74.6 million against 23.9 million, 3.13× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 395 in Hebei against 128 in Syria: Hebei is 3.08× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,670 km apart.
- Together Hebei and Syria cover 375,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,030 km², is about the size of Samoa (2,780 km²).
- At Syria's density, Hebei would have 24.3 million people (it has 74.6 million). At Hebei's density, Syria would have 73.4 million (it has 23.9 million).
- Hebei's centre is 4.5° of latitude, about 500 km, farther north than Syria's.
- Hebei is the 13th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Syria ranks 89th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hebei lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 501 km) north of Syria.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hebei would have about 2,530 m² and each person in Syria about 7,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Hebei and Syria would cover 375,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 98.5 million people, about as many people as Vietnam.
- Counted as a country, Hebei would rank 88th by area and 20th by population.
Side by side
| Hebei | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 189,000 km²73,000 mi² | 186,000 km²71,800 mi² |
| Official area | 187,000 km²Wikidata | 185,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 31in China | 88th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 74.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 23.9 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 31in China | 56th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 395 per km² | 128 per km² |
| Capital | Shijiazhuang | Damascus |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 43°N | 32°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 187,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 189,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 185,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 186,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12