Jilin is 1.03× the size of Syria
Jilin (province of China) covers about 191,000 km² (73,800 mi²) and Syria (Asia) about 186,000 km² (71,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 191,000km²Jilin
- 186,000km²Syria
200 km
- Jilin
- Syria
What fits
- Syria is 97% of the size of Jilin.
- Jilin is larger by 5,080 km² (1,960 mi²), which is 2.7% of the area of Syria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Jilin is about 6.23, Syria about 6.06.
How they differ
- Jilin also has the larger population: 24.1 million against 23.9 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 128 in Syria against 126 in Jilin: Syria is 1.02× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,250 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Jilin at 44°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Syria at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Jilin as 1.32× the size of Syria instead of 1.03×.
- Together Jilin and Syria cover 377,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,080 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Syria's density, Jilin would have 24.5 million people (it has 24.1 million). At Jilin's density, Syria would have 23.4 million (it has 23.9 million).
- Jilin's centre is 8.7° of latitude, about 960 km, farther north than Syria's.
- Jilin is the 12th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 24th most densely populated of them.
- Syria ranks 89th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Jilin lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 963 km) north of Syria.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Jilin would have about 7,930 m² and each person in Syria about 7,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Jilin and Syria would cover 377,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 47.9 million people, about as many people as Kenya.
- Counted as a country, Jilin would rank 88th by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Jilin | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 191,000 km²73,800 mi² | 186,000 km²71,800 mi² |
| Official area | 187,000 km²Wikidata | 185,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 31in China | 88th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 24.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 23.9 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 31in China | 56th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 126 per km² | 128 per km² |
| Capital | Changchun | Damascus |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 46°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 191,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 185,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 186,000 km², to within 2%.
Similar in size to Jilin
Similar in size to Syria
More from the same country
More comparisons
Send it to someone who won’t believe it
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