Syria is 27.6× the size of Shanghai
Syria (Asia) covers about 186,000 km² (71,800 mi²) and Shanghai (municipality of China) about 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 186,000km²Syria
- 6,750km²Shanghai
100 km
- Syria
- Shanghai
What fits
- Shanghai fits inside Syria about 27.6 times by area.
- Syria is larger by 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²), which is 2,656% of the area of Shanghai.
- Measured in Belgiums: Syria is about 6.06, Shanghai about 0.22.
How they differ
- Syria is larger, but Shanghai has the larger population: 24.9 million against 23.9 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 128 in Syria: Shanghai is 28.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,500 km apart.
- Together Syria and Shanghai cover 193,000 km², close to the size of Senegal (196,000 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 179,000 km², is about the size of Cambodia (181,000 km²).
- At Shanghai's density, Syria would have 685.5 million people (it has 23.9 million). At Syria's density, Shanghai would have 866,000 (it has 24.9 million).
- Syria's centre is 3.8° of latitude, about 430 km, farther north than Shanghai's.
- Syria ranks 89th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shanghai is the 31st largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Syria lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 426 km) north of Shanghai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Syria would have about 7,790 m² and each person in Shanghai about 270 m².
- Laid side by side, Syria and Shanghai would cover 193,000 km², about the same size as Senegal.
- Together they have 48.7 million people, about as many people as Spain.
- Counted as a country, Shanghai would rank 171st by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Syria | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 186,000 km²71,800 mi² | 6,750 km²2,600 mi² |
| Official area | 185,000 km²Wikidata | 6,340 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 88th of 239worldwide | 31st of 31in China |
| Population | 23.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 24.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 56th of 237worldwide | 23rd of 31in China |
| Density | 128 per km² | 3,687 per km² |
| Capital | Damascus | – |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 37°N | 31°N to 32°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%.
- Our measured 6,750 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,340 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