Asia · True size
🇸🇾 Syria
1.6×
Syria is drawn 1.6× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
185,736 km²
On the old map
1.6×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#63
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.14%
On the old map
Syria looks about the same size as Honduras on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Syria at the size the old map gives it, next to Honduras's true size. Syria's real area is 185,736 km² — Honduras is 113,533 km².
By area
Syria would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Syria 2.6 times. South Korea fits inside Syria 1.9 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Syria's middle sits at 35°N, where the stretch is about 1.5×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Syria's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.