Total & land area: Syria vs Turkmenistan size comparison

Turkmenistan is 2.65 times bigger by total area compared to Syria: 189,657 sq mi vs 71,498 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Turkmenistan is 181,441 sq mi vs 70,900 sq mi for Syria — a 2.56 times difference in territory size.

Syria ranks 87/197 by total surface area vs 51/197 for Turkmenistan.
Syria occupies 0.12% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.32% for Turkmenistan.
74.1% of Syria's area is agricultural land vs 84.2% in Turkmenistan.
Syria has 0.29% of the world's agricultural land area — Turkmenistan has 0.83%.
2.84% of Syria is covered by forests, compared to 8.78% in Turkmenistan.
0.01% of the world's forests are in Syria, and 0.1% are in Turkmenistan.

True size map comparison: Syria vs Turkmenistan

See how Syria and Turkmenistan compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Syria	Turkmenistan
Total area	71,498 sq mi	189,657 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	2.65
Total area rank	87/197	51/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.04%	0.1%
Land area	70,900 sq mi	181,441 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	2.56
Land area rank	87/197	53/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.12%	0.32%
Population	24,672,760	7,494,498
Population density	375 ppl/mi²	42.7 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Syria	Turkmenistan
Forest area	2,016 sq mi	15,934 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	2.84%	8.78%
Forest area rank	138/196	75/196
World's forests share	0.01%	0.1%
Agricultural land area	52,533 sq mi	152,812 sq mi
Agricultural land share	74.1%	84.2%
Agricultural land area rank	61/194	29/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.29%	0.83%
Arable land	16,988 sq mi	6,145 sq mi
Arable land share	24%	3.39%
Arable land area rank	53/191	88/191
Permanent cropland	4,027 sq mi	153.7 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	5.68%	0.08%
Permanent cropland area rank	34/192	129/192
Water area	598 sq mi	8,216 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.84%	4.33%
Water area rank	101/197	26/197
Coastline length	119.9 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.2%	4.2%

Syria vs Turkmenistan size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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