Syria is 1.05× the size of Uruguay
Syria covers about 186,000 km² (71,800 mi²) and Uruguay about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 186,000km²Syria
- 177,000km²Uruguay
100 km
- Syria
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 95% of the size of Syria.
- Syria is larger by 8,600 km² (3,320 mi²), which is 4.8% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Syria is about 6.06, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Syria also has the larger population: 23.9 million against 3.4 million, 6.93× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 128 in Syria against 19 in Uruguay: Syria is 6.61× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,400 km apart.
- Together Syria and Uruguay cover 363,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 8,600 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Syria would have 3.6 million people (it has 23.9 million). At Syria's density, Uruguay would have 22.8 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Syria's centre is 67.8° of latitude, about 7,540 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Syria | 1.05× |
| More people | Syria | 6.93× |
| More crowded | Syria | 6.61× |
| Farther north | Syria | 67.8° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Syria | 1.5× against 1.4× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Syria | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 6.06× | 5.78× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.76× | 0.73× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.52× | 0.50× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.50× | 0.47× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.34× | 0.32× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.06× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Syria | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 186,000 km²71,800 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Population | 23.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 128 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Official area | 185,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Damascus | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 37°N | 35°S to 30°S |
| Continent | Asia | South America |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. 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 176,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 177,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11