Which has higher land area, 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 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.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Suriname vs Syria: Land area

Suriname

160,508 sq. km

in 2023

Syria

183,630 sq. km

in 2023

Suriname rank

91st

Syria rank

88th

Land area 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, 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 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?: Suriname ranks 91st and Syria ranks 88th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.