Suriname vs Syria: Land area in square kilometres
Suriname
160,508 sq. km
in 2023
Syria
183,630 sq. km
in 2023
Suriname rank
91st
Syria rank
88th
Land area in square kilometres over time
- Suriname
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 183,630 sq. km against 160,508 sq. km in Suriname, a difference of 23,122 sq. km.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Suriname ranks 91st and Syria ranks 88th of 215 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160,508 sq. km | 183,780 sq. km | 23,272 sq. km | Syria |
| 1970s | 160,508 sq. km | 183,780 sq. km | 23,272 sq. km | Syria |
| 1980s | 160,508 sq. km | 183,780 sq. km | 23,272 sq. km | Syria |
| 1990s | 160,508 sq. km | 183,780 sq. km | 23,272 sq. km | Syria |
| 2000s | 160,508 sq. km | 183,662 sq. km | 23,154 sq. km | Syria |
| 2010s | 160,508 sq. km | 183,630 sq. km | 23,122 sq. km | Syria |
| 2020s | 160,508 sq. km | 183,630 sq. km | 23,122 sq. km | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometres, Suriname or Syria?
- Syria, at 183,630 sq. km against 160,508 sq. km in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometres between Suriname and Syria?
- 23,122 sq. km, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Suriname and Syria rank globally for land area in square kilometres?
- Suriname ranks 91st and Syria ranks 88th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometres. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometres (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.