Syria is 1.02× the size of North Dakota

Syria (Asia) covers about 186,000 km² (71,800 mi²) and North Dakota (state of the United States) about 183,000 km² (70,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

186,000km²Syria
183,000km²North Dakota

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Syria
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What fits

North Dakota is 98% of the size of Syria.
Syria is larger by 3,190 km² (1,230 mi²), which is 1.7% of the area of North Dakota.
Measured in Belgiums: Syria is about 6.06, North Dakota about 5.96.

How they differ

Syria also has the larger population: 23.9 million against 779,000, 30.6× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 128 in Syria against 4.3 in North Dakota: Syria is 30.1× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 9,980 km apart.
On a standard web map North Dakota looks larger than Syria: Syria at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and North Dakota at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows North Dakota as 1.44× the size of Syria, when Syria is 1.02× the size of North Dakota.
Together Syria and North Dakota cover 369,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 1.3% bigger).
The gap between them, 3,190 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
At North Dakota's density, Syria would have 793,000 people (it has 23.9 million). At Syria's density, North Dakota would have 23.5 million (it has 779,000).
North Dakota's centre is 12.4° of latitude, about 1,380 km, farther north than Syria's.
Syria ranks 89th of 246 countries and territories by area.
North Dakota is the 18th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 48th most densely populated of them.
North Dakota lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,380 km) north of Syria.
Shared out evenly, each person in Syria would have about 7,790 m² and each person in North Dakota about 234,560 m².
Laid side by side, Syria and North Dakota would cover 369,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
Together they have 24.6 million people, 1.07× as many people as Burkina Faso.
Counted as a country, North Dakota would rank 89th by area and 166th by population.

Side by side

	Syria	North Dakota
Is a	CountryAsia	StateUnited States
Area, measured	186,000 km²71,800 mi²	183,000 km²70,600 mi²
Official area	185,000 km²Wikidata	183,000 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	88th of 239worldwide	18th of 51in the United States
Population	23.9 millionWikidata, 2024	779,000Wikidata, 2020
Rank by population	56th of 237worldwide	47th of 51in the United States
Density	128 per km²	4.3 per km²
Capital	Damascus	Bismarck
Latitude range	32°N to 37°N	46°N to 49°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 183,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 183,000 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

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