Syria is 1.01× the size of Gujarat
Syria (Asia) covers about 186,000 km² (71,800 mi²) and Gujarat (state of India) about 184,000 km² (71,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 186,000km²Syria
- 184,000km²Gujarat
200 km
- Syria
- Gujarat
What fits
- Gujarat is 99% of the size of Syria.
- Syria is larger by 1,510 km² (583 mi²), which is 0.8% of the area of Gujarat.
- Measured in Belgiums: Syria is about 6.06, Gujarat about 6.01.
How they differ
- Syria is larger, but Gujarat has the larger population: 60.4 million against 23.9 million, 2.53× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 327 in Gujarat against 128 in Syria: Gujarat is 2.55× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,480 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Syria at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Gujarat at 23°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Syria as 1.28× the size of Gujarat instead of 1.01×.
- Together Syria and Gujarat cover 370,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- At Gujarat's density, Syria would have 60.9 million people (it has 23.9 million). At Syria's density, Gujarat would have 23.7 million (it has 60.4 million).
- Syria's centre is 12.3° of latitude, about 1,370 km, farther north than Gujarat's.
- Syria ranks 89th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Gujarat is the 6th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 5.9% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Syria lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,370 km) north of Gujarat.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Syria would have about 7,790 m² and each person in Gujarat about 3,050 m².
- Laid side by side, Syria and Gujarat would cover 370,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 84.2 million people, about as many people as Germany.
- Counted as a country, Gujarat would rank 89th by area and 24th by population.
Side by side
| Syria | Gujarat | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 186,000 km²71,800 mi² | 184,000 km²71,200 mi² |
| Official area | 185,000 km²Wikidata | 196,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 88th of 239worldwide | 6th of 36in India |
| Population | 23.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 60.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 56th of 237worldwide | 9th of 36in India |
| Density | 128 per km² | 327 per km² |
| Capital | Damascus | Gandhinagar |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 37°N | 20°N to 25°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 185,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 186,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 184,000 km² is 5.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 196,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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