Which has higher surface area, Suriname or Syria?

Syria, at 185,180 sq. km against 163,820 sq. km in Suriname as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Suriname and Syria?

21,360 sq. km, with Syria ahead.

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

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

Suriname vs Syria: Surface area (sq. km)

Suriname

163,820 sq. km

in 2024

Syria

185,180 sq. km

in 2024

Suriname rank

91st

Syria rank

88th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Suriname
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 185,180 sq. km against 163,820 sq. km in Suriname, a difference of 21,360 sq. km.

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

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

Suriname ranks 91st and Syria ranks 88th of 216 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	163,820 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	21,360 sq. km	Syria
1970s	163,820 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	21,360 sq. km	Syria
1980s	163,820 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	21,360 sq. km	Syria
1990s	163,820 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	21,360 sq. km	Syria
2000s	163,820 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	21,360 sq. km	Syria
2010s	163,820 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	21,360 sq. km	Syria
2020s	163,820 sq. km	185,180 sq. km	21,360 sq. km	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Suriname or Syria?: Syria, at 185,180 sq. km against 163,820 sq. km in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Suriname and Syria?: 21,360 sq. km, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Syria?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Suriname and Syria rank globally for surface area?: Suriname ranks 91st and Syria ranks 88th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.