Which has higher land area, Syria or Uganda?

Uganda, at 200,520 sq. km against 183,630 sq. km in Syria as of 2024.

What is the difference in land area between Syria and Uganda?

16,890 sq. km, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Uganda?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Syria vs Uganda: Land area (sq. km)

Syria

183,630 sq. km

in 2024

Uganda

200,520 sq. km

in 2024

Syria rank

88th

Uganda rank

85th

Land area (sq. km) over time

Syria
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 200,520 sq. km against 183,630 sq. km in Syria, a difference of 16,890 sq. km.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Syria ranks 88th and Uganda ranks 85th of 216 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syria	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	183,780 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	16,030 sq. km	Uganda
1970s	183,780 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	16,030 sq. km	Uganda
1980s	183,780 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	16,030 sq. km	Uganda
1990s	183,780 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	16,030 sq. km	Uganda
2000s	183,662 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	16,148 sq. km	Uganda
2010s	183,630 sq. km	200,520 sq. km	16,890 sq. km	Uganda
2020s	183,630 sq. km	200,520 sq. km	16,890 sq. km	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Syria or Uganda?: Uganda, at 200,520 sq. km against 183,630 sq. km in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area between Syria and Uganda?: 16,890 sq. km, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Uganda?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Syria and Uganda rank globally for land area?: Syria ranks 88th and Uganda ranks 85th of 216 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: 264 places, 15,585 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.