Syria and Hubei are almost exactly the same size
Syria (Asia) covers about 186,000 km² (71,800 mi²) and Hubei (province of China) about 186,000 km² (71,700 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 186,000km²Syria
- 186,000km²Hubei
200 km
- Syria
- Hubei
What fits
- Hubei is 100% of the size of Syria.
- The measured areas differ by 340 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Syria is about 6.06, Hubei about 6.05.
How they differ
- Syria is larger, but Hubei has the larger population: 57.8 million against 23.9 million, 2.42× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 311 in Hubei against 128 in Syria: Hubei is 2.42× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,740 km apart.
- Together Syria and Hubei cover 372,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- At Hubei's density, Syria would have 57.9 million people (it has 23.9 million). At Syria's density, Hubei would have 23.8 million (it has 57.8 million).
- Syria's centre is 4.0° of latitude, about 450 km, farther north than Hubei's.
- Syria ranks 89th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hubei is the 14th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Syria lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 449 km) north of Hubei.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Syria would have about 7,790 m² and each person in Hubei about 3,210 m².
- Laid side by side, Syria and Hubei would cover 372,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 81.6 million people, about as many people as Germany.
- Counted as a country, Hubei would rank 89th by area and 25th by population.
Side by side
| Syria | Hubei | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 186,000 km²71,800 mi² | 186,000 km²71,700 mi² |
| Official area | 185,000 km²Wikidata | 186,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 88th of 239worldwide | 14th of 31in China |
| Population | 23.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 57.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 56th of 237worldwide | 10th of 31in China |
| Density | 128 per km² | 311 per km² |
| Capital | Damascus | Wuhan |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 37°N | 29°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 185,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 186,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 186,000 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